Andrew Daly

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ABOUT ANDREW DALY

I am head of procurement within Hempsons’ specialist procurement law team, with over 20 years’ experience of working with the NHS and specialising in procurement law, acting both for contracting authorities and bidders.I utilise the knowledge gained from acting for clients on both sides of the fence, to provide pragmatic advice on running both defensible procurement processes, and also to challenge defective processes for bidders. When acting for contracting authorities this work involves ensuring procurement processes are robust and defensible, and defending challenges brought by bidders. I led on the successful and timely delivery of one of the first innovation partnership procedures under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and regularly advise on designing and structuring processes, drafting procurement documentation and defending procurement law challenges. I also acted for the commissioner in defending the first NHS v NHS procurement challenge to reach the courts.When acting for bidders, I seek to challenge processes, looking at areas where the bidder has been discriminated against. I have successfully overturned a number of procurement processes on behalf of bidders. I recently advised Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust & Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in successfully challenging Lancashire County Council in relation to the Council’s 0 – 19 services procurement – see Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust & Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Lancashire County Council [2018] EWHC 1589 (TCC).I regularly provide training on procurement law duties and write articles for publications dealing with procurement. I am a regular speaker at HCSA events, in particular the HCSA Annual Conference.