CHRIS HOYLE

Chris is a procurement specialist, with over 30 years’ experience.

Chris has advised both public and sector clients on wide range of procurement issues.  For example, he has advised the UK government on next generation networks; foreign governments on a telecoms sector reform project; and telecom and IT suppliers to foreign governments. 

Chris has also been an adviser to a broad range of companies in a variety of industries, providing strategic and tactical commercial and legal advice, contract management, procurement advice, general commercial and legal advisory support relating to telecoms/ IT matters. He is a specialist in renegotiating troubled IT contracts.

Work Highlights

• At Post Office Limited Chris provided procurement and commercial advice in the technology space and has managed various technology procurements as well as commercial disputes.

• At the Cabinet Office, as Deputy Director of the Complex Transactions Team Chris provided advice and support to Government Departments on their most complex commercial agreements and procurements.

• At Elexon, Chris advised on the successful procurement and execution of an IT and business process service agreement with Steria to develop, maintain and operate the settlement systems for the Government’s Electricity Market Reform (EMR) policies via EMR Settlement Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ELEXON designated by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as the EMR Settlement Services Provider. 

• At Cable and Wireless Worldwide, Chris was an adviser to the Head of CWW’s public sector business unit in London and an interim member of the public sector senior management team with a remit covering procurement, commercial, legal and regulatory issues.