David Vayro

Partner

Manchester

contact details

• e: David Vayro
• dt: +44 (0) 161 836 7882
• df: +44 (0) 161 836 7701
• m: +44 (0) 7720 288 850

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Expertise

David is a Partner specialising in construction and engineering work, both front end and dispute resolution. He leads the firm's public procurement offering.

David is active in PPP, in particular advising the private sector, funders and at subcontract level in the NHS LIFT Primary Healthcare procurement initiative.

Experience

David’s work involves advising on all aspects of procurement (both within the public and private sectors and in relation to any procurement of goods, services or works governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 or the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006) dealing with compliance issues, procurement processes, mounting and defending challenges to processes and awards and advising on grant funding and state aid issues.

He advises on contract selection and drafting and the negotiation and agreement of packages of construction documentation to meet the various requirements of funders, developers, clients procuring construction work collateral to their main business, main contractors, specialist subcontractors and consultants of all disciplines.

David also advises on complex and high value construction disputes in the Technology and Construction Court, in arbitration, mediation and in adjudication under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 2006.

David is an associate member of the Procurement Lawyers Academic Network, a member of the Procurement Lawyers Associate and holds a PG Cert (Distinction) in public procurement law and policy from the University of Nottingham. He is an adjudicator accredited by The Technology and Construction Solicitors Association (TeCSA).

Successes

Providing strategic procurement and construction advice and documentation in relation to a £110 million, 80 hectare sports related development in the North West, including site wide remediation.

Advising developers on issues of regulation under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 concerning development agreements with contracting authorities.

Advising a bidding contractor in relation to a challenge to the procurement by a contracting authority of a contract for the processing of combined dry recyclate waste and issuing proceedings bringing about a suspension to contract award pursuant to the Public Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

Advising a contracting authority on compliance and procedural issues in relation to the time-constrained procurement of subsequent phases of a major refurbishment scheme, particularly concerning the availability of the accelerated restricted procedure.

Advising a bidding contractor on grounds, strategy and merits of challenges to a contract award concerning the provision of rail track maintenance services, regulated under the Utilities Contract Regulations 2006.

Advising bidding supplier in relation to a challenge to the conduct of the process and proposed contract award in relation to the procurement of bailiff enforcement services regulated by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.

Advising funders in closing three individual schemes (six individual projects) within the NHS LIFT initiative within the last three years, with further schemes currently approaching financial close.

Advising private sector partner in two separate closes (three individual projects) within the NHS LIFT initiative within the last three years, with schemes currently approaching financial close.

Advising construction contractor in 14 separate closes (28 individual projects) within the NHS LIFT initiative since 2002, with schemes currently approaching financial close.

Drafting and negotiating contract documentation for the supply and installation of major plant and equipment at a UK power station.

Advising a major energy services supply client on contract documentation relating to the buildings energy efficiency programme procured by (amongst others) the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and the Metropolitan Police Authority.

Drafting and negotiating licence and easement documentation to facilitate the implementation of Blackpool Borough Council's coastal protection scheme in its interface with three separate piers.

Advising a national property developer and investor in relation to a multi-million pound claim arising from undiscovered adverse ground conditions and the procurement of trials of innovative remediation techniques.

Interests

David is a passionate fan of the Supermarine Spitfire across all its Marks from the Battle of Britain through to its peacetime retirement. He loves walking in the Lake District and Snowdonia and devotes most of his non-work time to spending time with his wife and two children. He plays golf and the piano (the latter better than the former).