Sarah Foster
Sarah is a Legal Director at DAC Beachcroft and specialises in commercial and public procurement law.
Having a strong commercial/projects background, after advising large, national public sector organisations for over 12 years, Sarah approaches public procurement advice from a pragmatic and solution focussed angle with the ability to see the “bigger picture”. Sarah has undertaken highly complex project structuring advice for clients including for Department of Health and Social Care, the Cabinet Office, the Department for Education and multiple NHS trusts jointly working within an integrated care system. Clients praise her commerciality and practical approach to dealing with difficult legal issues and is a go-to contact for many clients seeking sensible and pragmatic legal advice. She provides tailored commercial advice to clients, facilitating innovative solutions and successful outcomes.
Sarah is an expert in understanding the regulatory framework in which public sector clients operate. She regularly advises on all forms of template public sector contracts including the Model Services Contract and NHS Terms and Conditions. She has worked with NHS England to produce the NHS Standard Contract over a number of years.
Key projects include:
• Advising NHS trusts on large-scale IT procurements
• Assisting providers in establishing digital health services within the NHS, addressing commercial, regulatory, and strategic considerations
• Supporting a central government body in procuring a national logistics and distribution service
• Leading two major multi-lot procurement processes for a national commissioner of complex cancer services, overseeing project management, and providing commercial and procurement advice