Having gained extensive experience both in-house at a large local authority and in private practice, Alex is a legal director in the projects team. Working within the local government and wider public sector, Alex specialises in commercial contracts, public procurement, subsidy control and governance matters.
Alex provides clear, comprehensive and practical advice on the design of procurement processes, the development of tender documents, and the preparation and management of contracts in line with public procurement law. As well as advising on the set-up arrangements for Teckal/horizontal arrangements, joint ventures and collaborative working.
A “leading associate” for local government in the latest Legal 500 rankings and an “associate to watch” in Chambers and Partners, Alex provides guidance on a range of further service areas including waste and environment, having acted on a large-scale waste procurement for the disposal of residual waste and management of household waste recycling centres, as well as highways, transport, leisure, adult social care and children’s social care.
On the governance front, Alex’s work includes local government vires, decision-making, standards investigations and the setup/operation of new delivery models such as companies and limited liability partnerships.
‘Alex is very strong technically.’ Chambers and Partners, 2025
My specialisms
- Public procurement
- Commercial contracts
- Subsidy control
- Local government
- Companies and partnerships
My insights
Simpler recycling – Food waste collections and more
This forms part of Simpler Recycling, which seeks to enable consistent and more streamlined collections from...
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Modifying public contracts – Staying alert to two regimes
In this Procurement UnpACked, we explore how contracting authorities should approach modifying public contracts following the Procurement...
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Procurement UnpACked: concession contracts under the Procurement Act 2023
Alongside the demise of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) we see the end of the (perhaps less used but equally exciting)...
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Procurement UnpACked: Open procedure – Open sesame
For any procurement falling under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 23) there are only two competitive tendering procedures – the open...
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Devolution revolution – Early stage key considerations
The Government is gearing up for a new devolution revolution. Expressions of interest are due from local authorities in...
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Managing change in law – Before, during and after a waste procurement process
The law is (almost) always changing. Whether that is a new case reinterpreting a long-standing doctrine or the...