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Emma Blundell
Senior Associate

Emma Blundell

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Emma is a Senior Associate in the Antitrust, Competition and Trade Team specialising in public procurement law. She has over 8 years of experience of advising both the public sector (central government, local authorities, universities) and the private sector on all aspects of UK and EU public procurement laws. 

Emma’s work involves advising on the strategy and conduct of procurement exercises, from pre-procurement through to contract award, and on the detail of procurement documentation. She has acted in many large scale and high profile procurements and is experienced in advising on contentious matters, including court proceedings. 

Relevant experience

  • A large number of local authority clients in relation to procurements of development partners for city/town centre regeneration schemes (contract values £250m - £1bn).
  • National Employment Savings Trust on its procurement for its pension scheme administration services, with an estimated contract value of £1.5bn. 
  • Ministry of Justice on its £4bn “dynamic framework” procurement for the provision of rehabilitation and resettlement services across England and Wales and numerous call-off contracts. 
  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and its subsidiaries on multiple procurements.
  • Anonymised clients in the nuclear sector in relation to a public procurement dispute in the High Court. 
  • Anonymised client in the construction sector in relation to a high-profile public procurement dispute in the High Court.

Education

  • 2012 – Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
  • 2010 – LLB (Hons), University of Dundee, Dundee.