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Sophie Drysdale

Sophie Drysdale

Associate

020 7405 4600

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Sophie specialises in major infrastructure, construction, energy and procurement.

She advises clients on a wide range of projects across the infrastructure sector, including large-scale and complex infrastructure projects, commercial contracts and public procurement matters in transport, energy and water.

Skills and strengths:

Sophie is valued by her clients for her practical advice, approachability, keen eye for detail, and diligence.

  • Central Government
  • Corporate Clients
  • Education Providers
  • Emergency Services
  • Energy Sector
  • Health
  • Housing Sector
  • Leisure
  • Local Government
  • Start up
  • Transport Sector
  • Waste Sector
  • Water Sector
  • Commercial
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Construction
  • Construction contracts
  • Infrastructure
  • Procurement
  • Department for Health and Social Care – advising the New Hospital Programme on the procurement of and drafting framework agreements and construction contracts (based on NEC4) for use across the project.
  • Rail infrastructure project in the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio– advising on the procurement of and drafting framework agreements and construction contracts (based on NEC3) for use across the project.
  • Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme– advising on and drafting construction contracts (based on NEC4) and advising on associated procurement issues under the PCR 2015.
  • Secondment to a central government department– advising on the proposed changes to the Contracts for Difference scheme, on the assessment of submissions for Allocation Rounds and on the Review of the Electricity Market Arrangements.
  • Central government department– working alongside policy advisors on the development of a major grant funding scheme for floating offshore wind projects, including consideration of subsidy control compliance.
  • Local authorities– advising on and drafting heat supply agreements for various local authority clients.
  • Water company – advising on the contractual structure and drafting the heads of terms for a proposed heat from water project.
  • Water company – assisting during the negotiation phase of a bulk supply agreement.

What are the NEC payment mechanisms?

23 October 2024

Various different NEC payment mechanisms are used across the construction industry and all standard forms of construction contract include different payment mechanism options. The three most commonly used payment mechanisms are fixed price, target price, and cost reimbursable, and there is a myriad of variants of each of these mechanisms. The NEC suite of contracts…

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Common reasons for disputes and how to avoid them

4 October 2023

Our Associate Melanie Blake and Junior Associate Sophie Drysdale examine the common reasons for disputes in construction projects and how Parties can use the NEC suite to avoid them. What is the NEC “spirit of mutual trust and co-operation”? NEC contracts are centered around the concept of continuous collaboration and mutual respect between the parties,…

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The Government’s Plan to Power up Britain

3 April 2023

At a glance On 30 March 2023, the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published plans setting out how the government will enhance energy security, seize the economic opportunities of the transition to net zero and deliver against its net zero commitments. The Powering Up Britain policy paper brings together the Energy…

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