Beatrice Wood

Beatrice, an Associate in the firm’s Infrastructure department, advises on public procurement, subsidy control, and commercial contracts.

Beatrice has experience with subsidy control issues, including the Subsidy Control Act 2022 and UK Subsidy Control Statutory Guidance. Beatrice also handles public procurement matters, navigating regulations and advising on contract changes and direct awards. Additionally, she has expertise in defence and security, utilities, concessions, and below-threshold contracts. In commercial contracts, she assists with drafting various agreements, including public contracts, grant agreements, NDAs, MoUs, and IP Licence Agreements.

Case highlights
  • Rail Infrastructure project in the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio: advising client teams on commercial contract drafting, IPR, FOIA and Data Protection. Assisting in drafting of NEC contract for use in the project.
  • Central Government Departments: advised several central government departments as part of the in-house legal team, specialising in procurement and general commercial matters.
  • Health Infrastructure project in the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio: assisted in the drafting of procurement documents and stakeholder-facing guidance papers. Provided advice on strategic procurement/commercial solutions.