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Ellen Painter

Ellen Painter

Managing Associate

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Ellen is a Managing Associate in the Infrastructure team, specialising in public procurement on major public authority projects.

She has a broad practice, advising local authority and central government clients on a variety of complex infrastructure, PPP/PFI and waste management projects as well as public procurement and commercial contract matters. Ellen also has experience working with regulated utilities and advises on infrastructure projects in the water sector. She has a particular interest in innovative green projects, including community heating projects and EV charging infrastructure.

  • Central Government
  • Corporate Clients
  • Infrastructure
  • Procurement
  • Restoration and Renewal Programme: Advising the Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd since its incorporation in 2020, with a particular focus on procurement, construction and governance issues.
  • Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd: Advising the delivery body for the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster since its incorporation in 2020. Ellen continues to advise on a variety of contractual and governance issues related to the Parliamentary Estate, including advising on the Delivery Authority’s procurement strategy for intrusive works, relationships with other public bodies and drafting key contractual documentation such as non disclosure agreements, NEC form contracts and standard form templates (including for internal policies). Ellen continues to work closely with this client to ensure that all future contractual documentation meets the unique needs of the parties and is compliant with the overarching standards and legislation governing the project. Ellen also regularly undertakes an assurance role on the Delivery Authority’s procurement activities, including the award of multi-million pound contracts.
  • Department for Health and Social Care: Advising the New Hospital Programme on the procurement and delivery of its strategic contracts in a complex stakeholder environment, including in the procurement of the programme’s delivery partner contract.
  • Ofwat: Advising on the development of DPC projects in the water sector, including the application of licence conditions, proposed delivery agreements and overarching construction, project finance and procurement issues.
  • Local Authority Waste Management: Advising on integrated waste collection, disposal, street cleansing and environmental services procurements across the UK, inclusive of procurement and contractual strategy, contract negotiations and risk management. Ellen has also advised waste authorities on the installation and operation of a private wire energy supply and EV charging infrastructure at energy from waste facilities
  • Merseytravel: Advising on the procurement of a hydrogen bus fleet, including advising on the authority’s procurement strategy, subsidy control compliance and drafting a bespoke multi-million-pound purchase agreement.

Merseytravel Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus Project

18 January 2023

Sharpe Pritchard recently advised Merseytravel (the passenger transport executive for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA)) on its procurement and onward lease of a fleet of 20 state-of-the-art hydrogen fuel cell electric buses for use in the Liverpool City Region. Delivery of the buses will commence in 2023, and they will be used to…

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