The firm have secured central government work for the Department for Work and Pensions under the OGCbuying.solutions Catalist framework. Sharpe Pritchard have been appointed to provide external legal services support for the department.  Under the arrangement, Sharpe Pritchard will provide legal advice as required across a number of specialist areas, predominantly for Jobcentre Plus.  Jobcentre Plus provides a range of programmes and services for unemployed customers.

Julia Rudin, Partner in the firm’s projects department said, "We are thrilled that DWP has appointed Sharpe Pritchard to provide legal services support.  We are really looking forward to working closely with the Department’s internal team to provide a seamless extension to the in-house capability."

Sharpe Pritchard are an accredited Catalist services supplier in the full commercial category under the EU compliant OGCbuying.solutions Catalist framework. This means that customers can procure our services without running a tender exercise.