Blake Lapthorn's Public Sector group wins tender for Waverley Borough Council

Blake Lapthorn is pleased to announce that it has won a tender to provide legal services to Waverley Borough Council (WBC).

The firm's Public Sector group has been appointed by WBC in connection with the Council's Sport & Leisure Facility Strategy.

WBC is situated in south-west Surrey.  It is a rural district (and the largest by geographic area in Surrey), which borders East Hampshire and West Sussex.  WBC wanted a legal team to provide high quality, proactive legal advice to complement its work already being undertaken in-house.  The specific areas of work that Blake Lapthorn will provide are for construction and real estate/property.

The firm's Public Sector group has been chosen as the sole legal adviser to WBC and has initially been appointed to advise the council on the procurement of refurbishment works, new 15-year leases of five leisure centres and the review of draft management contract documentation.

Comments Richard Wade, partner at Blake Lapthorn: "This is a key win for the firm as it further enhances our position in the construction and real estate/property sectors.  We look forward to working with the team at Waverley Borough Council and building what we hope will be a long-lasting relationship."

Comments Julie Maskery from Waverley Borough Council: "We chose Blake Lapthorn to provide our legal services based on its in-depth knowledge of our industry and the team's expertise.  We very much look forward to working with Richard and his team moving forward."

For further information please contact Richard Wade, head of Construction and Development group on 01865 254244 or email richard.wade@bllaw.co.uk