Capsticks has won a place on the panel to advise the NHS Yorkshire and Humber Commercial Procurement Collaborative (YHCPC). Capsticks join a panel of six with Beachcroft, Browne Jacobson, Eversheds, Hempsons and Ward Hadaway.

The Senior Partner, Peter Edwards, commented, “We are delighted to be appointed. This is a significant step towards achieving our aim of becoming the leading national legal health and social care practice and shows that our depth of understanding and our expertise in this sector is appreciated and recognised.”

He continued, “We believe that our understanding of the healthcare sector, our commercial approach and a range of value-added services offer organisations in Yorkshire and Humberside a new and attractive choice of legal adviser.”

Partner Gary Hay, who runs Capsticks’ Birmingham office, commented: “At present we will carry out the work from our Birmingham and London offices but we are urgently assessing the feasibility of opening another office in Yorkshire in due course, in line with our aim to be a truly national firm.”

Senior Category Manager for Corporate Services at the NHS YHCPC, Stephen Sercombe said, “We were delighted with the number of high calibre organisations who submitted tenders to supply legal services to NHS organisations in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The procurement process means that all the applicants get an equal chance to tender which is good for them and good for the NHS organisations. The CPC works hard to make sure, not only that real value for money is achieved for the NHS, but also that the organisations receiving the legal advice and work are getting the best possible service.”