Ed Williams#12524

Ed Williams

Partner, DAC Beachcroft
Ed specialises in public procurement challenges and risk management. He also has extensive experience in resolving tech disputes.
Ed has over 10 years’ experience advising both public and private sector clients across a range of sectors including TMT, Defence, Health-Tech, Education, Transport and Infrastructure and Central and Local Government.  
Ed regularly acts on high-profile procurement challenges (including for strategic government suppliers, public sector bodies and utilities) and understands the particular procedural and technical issues which arise in such matters, as well as the strategies to deploy to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients.  
Relevant experience includes:

  • Securing the UK’s first contract shortening order for an innovative Med-Tech firm following the unlawful award of a contract under a framework agreement.
  • Providing risk mitigation advice to a national utility provider in relation to the urgent acquisition of works and services following a major incident at an infrastructure facility of national importance.
  • Advising a strategic supplier to the UK Government in its capacity as the successful tenderer in relation to a challenge to the award of a high value Defence-sector contract brought by a competitor.
  • Providing risk mitigation advice to a global IT services provider in relation to the modification of various major contracts with UK Government Departments.
  • Providing risk mitigation advice to a developer in respect of changes to the structure of Development Agreements relating to various high value city centre development projects.

Ed is named as a “Rising Star” by Legal500 and is a member of the Procurement Lawyers Association. He was a member of the “PLA Working Group on the system of dealing with procurement challenges”. Ed regularly provides training on topical procurement issues and IT disputes.
Contributed to

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Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023
Introduction to the Procurement Act 2023—PA 2023
Practice Notes

This Practice Note is an introduction to the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), which received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is due to come into force on 24 February 2025 (delayed from 28 October 2024), replacing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). It provides an overview of the new procedures for awarding public contracts covered by PA 2023, as well as associated provisions relating to transparency, exclusions, debarment and remedies in public procurement.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2010

Experience

  • Eversheds Sutherland (2008 - 2022)

Membership

  • Procurement Lawyers Association

Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons) First Class (2007)
  • Legal Practice Certificate – Distinction (2008)

Education

  • University of Leeds (2003 – 2007)
  • BPP Law School (2007 - 2008)

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