Building schools for the future (BSF)

Your challenges

If you are procuring, bidding for or funding a BSF project or a public private partnership you need to get through the process to a successful close as quickly as possible. The contract documentation is heavily standardised and project specific derogations will need to be agreed quickly and cost-effectively.

Achieving your ambitions

We are recognised as one of the UK’s most highly regarded projects practices.

The combination of our PPP/PFI projects team’s commercial expertise and our in-depth understanding of the BSF sector means that we are able to provide an excellent service and creative solutions to our clients.

We are familiar with the whole range of BSF documentation and have been at the forefront of agreeing derogations on behalf of sponsors and senior lenders.

The strength you need

Our dedicated projects team of fourteen lawyers advises the public sector, bidders and funders on the contract documentation and the procurement process (including competitive dialogue) through to financial close and operation.

Lawyers you can trust

Our team is highly rated by Chambers and Legal 500. We act for private sector bidders such as May Gurney on its winning North Lincolnshire bid and for senior lenders such as Aviva plc who have provided senior debt on the completed Newham project. We are also on the Partnerships for Schools legal panel.

PFI and projects
PFI and projects