Burges Salmon LLP houses a team of ‘extremely knowledgeable, hard-working’ practitioners who regularly advise on public private partnerships, with notable clients including Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance. Patrick Parkin leads the team with his longstanding expertise in advising NHS Trusts and hospitals on procurement projects. Richard Binns frequently handles arbitrations and disputes for independent social and healthcare providers. Lucy Pegler was promoted to partner in 2022, and often advises clients on collaborative procurement matters and framework agreements.
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- 'They work in small teams of extremely knowledgeable, hard-working individuals. This ensures everyone is up to speed.'
- 'The team has a strong understanding of the contractual approach that the NHS takes when procuring goods and services from healthcare companies, and they apply this knowledge in a commercially pragmatic way.'
Key clients
- Spire Healthcare plc
- DHSC
- Care Quality Commission
- Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
- Optegra Eye Healthcare
- Cambridge Perfusion LLP
- Ludlow Street Healthcare
- Ludlow Street Investment Corp.
- GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
- Somerset Care
- NHS Shared Business Services
- Eucalyptus
- Cumulus Oncology Limited
- Nodus Oncology Limited
- Neurochase Therapeutics Limited
- Cobalt Health
Work highlights
- Advising Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust on its collaborative procurement, alongside its NHS partners Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham, to have access to private hospital theatres for the treatment of cancer patients.
- Advised Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, on the structuring, drafting and negotiation of a $100m zero-dose immunisation programme with non-governmental organisations to immunise children across marginalised communities, as well as on the IP elements of an agreement with MIT.
- Advising Spire Healthcare on competition law, including merger control and compliance matters.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Burges Salmon LLP
Richard is a Dispute Resolution Partner specialising in complex commercial disputes and public procurement litigation across various sectors with a particular focus on Healthcare.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Patrick Parkin