Tom Woodhams

Biography

Tom is a senior associate in the commercial and intellectual property team specialising in public sector law.

Tom regularly works with local authorities and other public bodies as well as utilities. Tom has particular experience advising on procurement and delivery of projects within the public sector.

Tom worked within local authorities for for 10 years where he advised on commercial and governance matters across the range of the councils' activities. He spent a year in the commercial legal team of a major UK water company. Tom has experience of all stages of the procurement procedure from the establishment of the strategy, through the development of the procurement documents and the conduct of the procedure to the defence of claims made by disappointed bidders. Tom has also advised local authorities on the use of grant funding to deliver projects and the issues arising under subsidy control law.