Richard Brooks
Partner
Partner in the Projects team

A partner in the projects team, Richard advises on significant public sector and housing projects, providing direction on the strategy for projects, suitable legal structures and project implementation.
Richard works closely with central government departments, local authorities, housing associations and charities on all aspects of regeneration, energy and asset-related projects.
Also a leader in the construction and infrastructure team, Richard provides practical procurement advice for his clients. He specialises in public works, such as the development of social housing and infrastructure, including fibre networks and heat networks, as well as public services such as waste, leisure, IT and energy networks.
Richard is passionate about ensuring practical solutions translate into positive outcomes in the real world. He is motivated to achieve lasting and beneficial change for communities while bringing a grounded approach to projects, as seen in his role in numerous projects, e.g. for London & Quadrant Housing Trust, delivering improvement works in one of the largest ever procurement deals within social housing.
My advice and articles
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Are you on target to set your KPIs required under the Procurement Act 2023? 5 tips for success
The Procurement Act 2023 obliges local authorities to set 3 key performance indicators (KPIs) for each contract valued over £5million. ...
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Are you making concessions? Procuring community infrastructure wisely…
What do heat networks, leisure centres, electric vehicle infrastructure and public transport have in common? All of these can be...
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UnpACking Procurement – Unwrapping package deals
Social Housing Development and the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) What package? Where a developer offers to sell land, but only if it builds...
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Procurement UnpACked: Preparing your markets, and yourselves, for the Competitive Flexible Procedure
One of the key changes the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) has introduced is the distilling of the various procedures available under the...
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‘Restrict’ your panic when using the competitive flexible procedure…
From 24 February, procurement law changes, so you have to use the 'open' procedure or the ‘competitive flexible' procedure when running...
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Retrofitting housing stock – contractual pitfalls
The scale of the endeavour needed to retrofit housing stock is huge and there are still a number of grant-funded schemes available to...
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