Procurement strategies


We believe that the correct procurement strategy is crucial to running a successful construction project.

We provide a comprehensive service to clients: this includes advice regarding the correct procurement strategy. We use our knowledge and experience of different approaches to setting up and managing a construction project, to help our clients obtain value for money. We achieve this without creating tension between the client, its contractor and the wider professional team! 

As part of this we're not afraid to provide input into the procurement documents and the technical schedules, so that the procurement runs smoothly and the final construction documents work as a whole.

Our experience

We have a broad range of experience advising on construction procurements. Recent examples of our experience include:

  • Preparing  procurement and construction documents for a university for a multi-million pound contractor framework (incorporating a suite of amended JCT contracts) for an eight year campus regeneration project

  • Working closely with a university and their wider consultant team to put in place frameworks for contractors (incorporating a suite of amended NEC contracts) and a wide range of consultant disciplines. We provide ongoing support to the university on the management of this.

  • Advising an NHS Trust on the procurement of a multi-million pound FM contract (based on an NEC Contract)

  • Helping a government department complete a pathfinder project to appoint a single contractor to deliver a long term programme of flood mitigation works in the South East

  • Working together with a developer on an urban extension to a market town including 6,500 new homes, 3 new primary schools and a secondary school. This is largely done by way of framework agreements and we're involved in the ongoing management of these.

Did you know?

£800m

We're assising the University of Manchester with the £800m procurement of a contractor for a number of capital projects. 

The Crown

We advised the Environment Agency on its partnering contract for the management of the Thames Estuary infrastructure.

5,000

Working with Urban&Civic on the procurement of Alconbury Weald: 3m sqft of commercial space and 5,000 new homes.

Our clients

We have experience working with clients across a range of key sectors. Our clients include:

  • Education establishments
  • Government bodies
  • NHS trusts
  • Contractors
  • Developers

Our lawyers

Our team has lots of experience and has put in place a number of innovative strategies to deal with various issues that we've come across.

What our clients say about us

“Mills & Reeve’s procurement team is ‘increasingly working with private contractors, who benefit greatly from its in-depth knowledge of the public sector.”

Chambers and Partners UK

“Mills & Reeve LLP’s ‘brilliant’ construction department delivers an ‘outstanding service’ and is active across non-contentious construction work and is regularly instructed by contractors and developers on local and national projects.”

Legal 500

“Mills & Reeve LLP is ‘a very approachable and is always looking out for the client’s best interests'. ‘The legal and industry knowledge and the manner in which the team provide advice and strategy for resolution cannot be faulted‘.”

Legal 500

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Our expertise

Building safety
Construction adjudication
Construction, engineering and energy disputes
Construction contracts and appointments
Facilities management agreements
Procurement strategies

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