Specialist Legal Advice for Land and Property Transactions

University of Keele has awarded a contract to Osborne Clarke LLP for specialist legal advice on complex land and property transactions, following a direct award justified under the Procurement Act 2023. The services involve strategic review and advice on highly complex, long-standing legal and financial structures requiring deep understanding of unique transactional history and multi-layered agreements. Osborne Clarke was selected based on their prior engagement in initial scoping work and pre-existing expertise, with competitive procurement deemed unsuitable due to the time-critical nature and cost implications of requiring any alternative supplier to acquire this specific expertise.