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Amanda Methven

Partner

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Amanda Methven

Partner

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EN
United Kingdom
Languages English

Amanda Methven is a partner with over 15 years' experience as a projects lawyer across health, education, wastewater and transport projects.

She advises UK clients in the infrastructure sector on a wide range of legal matters with an emphasis on primary markets and infrastructure funds.

Amanda is recognised as a leading lawyer in the healthcare sector and is known in particular for her work in the Hub Programme in Scotland, designed to deliver a pipeline of social infrastructure projects worth GBP 1bn.

Amanda held the last appointment to update the NHS Standard Form PPP Contract in Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government Health Directorate, on which the current template SFT NPD/DBFM standard forms are based, and also developed for SFT the template Participant Co-operation Agreement for use by public sector entities sharing development of hub projects.

She is ranked as a Band 1 lawyer for Projects (Scotland) in Chambers UK 2013 & 2014 and as a Band 1 lawyer for Healthcare (Scotland) in Chambers 2015.

Clients highlight Amanda’s “pragmatic approach” and “let’s get this done” attitude.

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"She's very pragmatic, user-friendly and very good at getting deals done."

Chambers, 2024

"She's very pragmatic, user-friendly and very good at getting deals done."

Chambers, 2024

Relevant experience

  • Bidder on Balfour Hospital NPD Project (GBP 60m).
  • Hub East Central Scotland Limited on the origination of five social Infrastructure DBFM projects in East Central Scotland (GBP 180m).
  • NHS Ayrshire & Arran on the procurement of North Ayrshire Community Hospital NPD Project (GBP 50m).
  • Contracting Authorities on Newbattle and Kelso DBFM Projects (GBP 55m).
  • Infrastructure Managers Limited on a portfolio of over 70 operational PFI/PPP projects.
  • NHS Lanarkshire on the procurement of Phase 2 of its Primary Care Investment Programme Health Centre Bundle (£51m) which reached financial close on 19 December 2013.
  • Senior Funders on the flagship City of Glasgow Colleges NPD Project (£220m) which reached financial close on 1 September 2013.
  • Amber Blue Investments Limited on its joint venture with 20 public sector entities in East Central Scotland to form hub East Central Scotland Limited.
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Education

  • 1989 - Dip LP, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
  • 1988 – LLB (Hons), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
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Expertise

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09/06/2023
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Outsourcing Playbook
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31/01/2019
Scottish Government publishes infrastructure investment plan
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13/10/2016
ESA10 – The New Guidance
On 29 September 2016, Eurostat and the European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) published the much anticipated guide on ESA10 for PPP projects - “A Guide to the Statistical Treatment of PPPs” (the “Guide”)...
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04/10/2016
EIB approves new loans for investment in strategic infrastructure, the...
Following a recent meeting in Malta, the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved more than EUR 7.3 billion of new loans. These span not only investment in strategic in­fra­struc­ture...
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14/09/2016
Scottish Infrastructure: The £20 Billion Spend
The Scottish Government's Programme for Government 2016-17 (“the Programme”), which was delivered to MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday 6 September, sets out the actions the Government intends to take in...
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01/04/2012
Chancellor's Autumn Statement promises £30 billion investment for UK infrastructure
Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, delivered on 29 November 2011, emphasised the need for ‘lasting investment’ in UK infrastructure. Confirming £5 billion Government investment in in­fra­struc­ture...
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