PFI/PPP Projects

• Royal Group of Hospitals Car Park Project – advised the successful bidder in connection with this project which was the first PFI project to be closed in Northern Ireland.
• Altnagelvin – acted for Altnagelvin Hospitals Trust in connection with the procurement of a pathology and laboratory service centre at Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry.
• Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust – advised Craigavon Trust, Belfast City Hospital and all the hospitals in the Armagh and Dungannon Unit of Management in connection the contractual structure of the tender for the provision of laundry, linen garment rental and dry cleaning services.
• Sperrin Lakeland – advised Sperrin Lakeland Trust on the provision of a managed telecommunications service to six hospitals and centres within its area.
• Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust – acted for Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust in connection with its contract with BP Energy Limited to build additional boiler capacity at Craigavon Hospital and to operate, maintain and repair existing and new utilities plant and supply Craigavon Hospital’s energy requirements.
• Belfast City Hospital Cancer Unit – advised a shortlisted bidder in connection with its appointment as contractor to construct a Cancer Unit at Belfast City Hospital.
• United Hospitals Trust – advised on the procurement of a dialysis unit procured under PFI at Antrim Area Hospital.
• United Hospitals Trust – advised United Hospitals Trust on the property and construction aspects of the PFI Contract in connection with the new renal unit at Antrim Hospital.
• Project Causeway – acted for Fujitsu on the £32m electronic communications Causeway.
• Project for all of the criminal justice agencies in Northern Ireland.
• Driver Vehicle Testing Agency - acted as lead adviser to Siemens in the Driver Vehicle Testing Agency project to upgrade and maintain all vehicle test equipment in all MOT centres in Northern Ireland.
• Manchester Schools – acted for Hochtief Ireland Limited, the FM sub-contractor, on the Manchester Schools project for Wright Robinson Sports College.
• Bangor/Comber Grammar Schools – acted for Hochtief Ireland, the FM Sub-Contractor to the preferred bidder on this DBFO contract.
• Project Steps – acted as local adviser in Northern Ireland for the Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise in connection with the property aspects of accommodation outsourcing.
• Antrim Bus Station and Library Project – advised Karl Construction, a shortlisted bidder on the proposed Antrim Bus Station and Library.
• Westlink Project – advised Highway Management (City) Limited in connection with the Westlink Project (DBFO Roads Package One) · DBFO Roads Package Two.
• e-HR – acted as lead legal adviser to Fujitsu in connection with its £185million Business Process Outsourcing Contract with DFP to transform and modernise the structure and delivery of personnel services to 28,000 people across the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the Northern Ireland Office through an electronic HR system.