Government Contracts, Privatisation & PPP
Tender and contract risk for bidders; contract documents and contractual governance for government entities.
Product: Tender & Contract Risk Review
The problem you face
Public contracts concentrate risk in documents written before the bidder is heard: obligations, guarantees, penalties, variations and termination. Errors accepted at bid stage tend to surface during delivery — when they are hardest to correct.
- Obligations and guarantees that outweigh the contract value
- Penalty, variation and termination clauses read too late
- Consortium terms that leave liability unallocated
- Cash-flow exposure hidden in payment mechanisms
Who it is for: Government entities preparing or managing contracts, and companies bidding for or delivering public contracts and partnerships.
What we provide
- For government entities
Preparing contract documents, allocating risk, contractual governance, and analysing variations, delay, default and termination.
- For companies
Legal review of tenders, consortium and teaming agreements, guarantees and obligations, negotiation and post-award risk management.
- Privatisation & PPP
Long-term partnership structures and the allocation of risk over the life of the contract.
Deliverables
A written decision memo on obligations, negotiation points, guarantees, cash-flow and termination risk.
- Written decision memo before bid or signature
- Register of material obligations and guarantees
- Schedule of negotiation points
- Consortium or teaming agreement
- Post-award risk map
Engagement stages
- 01Conflict check
We never act for both sides of the same project or tender.
- 02Document review
Contract, conditions, guarantees and schedules.
- 03Decision memo
Material risks and negotiation points, in writing.
- 04Post-award support
Variations, notices and contractual governance.
Frequently asked questions
Do you act for both government entities and bidders?
We serve both markets, but never both sides of the same project or tender. A conflict check precedes any review of sensitive documents.
How quickly can a tender be reviewed?
Scope and timing are agreed per tender, based on the submission deadline and the volume of documents.
Do you cover public–private partnerships?
Yes — structuring, risk allocation and the contractual governance of long-term partnership contracts.
Tell us the decision in front of you.
Send a short, non-confidential description. We run a conflict check, then reply with a proposed scope and the next step.