Mark Cook

Mark advises people and organisations on how to work together across the public, private and civil society sectors, leading the firm’s public procurement team.

He has a strong track record in enabling social, economic, and environmental well-being to be a core feature in the delivery of public contracts, having contributed to the formulation of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.

Mark provides councils and their partnering organisations with strategic advice on models for transforming public services, using the law to create flexible routes for achieving change.

With 35 years of experience advising on the requirements of clients, covering the whole cycle of commissioning, procurement and contract management, Mark advises on complicated procurement structures, often multi-dimensional, covering joint ventures and land-based projects. He also advises local authorities in areas of subsidy control, joint venture vehicles and not-for-profit structures.