Nick Pimlott | Fieldfisher
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I have a wealth of experience in advising clients across numerous sectors on both contentious and non-contentious matters spanning all aspects of competition law, including EU and UK merger control, abuse of dominance, joint ventures/co-operation agreements, distribution and licensing agreements, cartels, state aid/subsidy control.

I also provide strategic procurement law advice for public bodies, including many central government departments, utilities and major NDPBs and is expert at designing, preparing and advising on legally-compliant procurement processes. I also advise bidders on tendering strategies in public procurement and on litigation against award decisions.

I am ranked as a leading individual in the Public Procurement section of the Chambers & Partners legal directory in which describes me as  "brilliant" and "very good and strategic".

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Levelling the playing field: What CCS’s 2025 Action Plan means for Buyers and Suppliers

04.11.2025
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has published its SME Action Plan for 2025, setting out how it intends to make public sector procurement more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). For procurement professionals and suppliers alike, this plan signals a renewed push to level the playing field and unlock the value SMEs bring to public contracts.
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The EU ban on Chinese medical devices from public procurement markets: implications for the Life Sciences sector

09.10.2025
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Public procurement: Exclusion and debarment on competition grounds

25.03.2025
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Ensuring fair play in public procurement: The critical role of clear tender rules and the need for clarification

24.03.2025
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The UK Government's National Procurement Policy Statement: a summary

17.02.2025
On 13 February 2025, the long-awaited National Procurement Policy Statement ("NPPS") was published, ahead of the Procurement Act 2023 ("PA23") coming into force on 24 February 2025.
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