Oliver Crich
Partner
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Oliver advises public and private sector organisations on complex and high value public procurement matters, with particular expertise in the health and social care sector and with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.
Main areas of practice
Oliver is a leading public procurement specialist who advises contracting authorities and suppliers on complex procurement, commercial and regulatory matters.
He has an extensive practice and is particularly known for major projects work in the health and social care sector, where he supports a wide range of clients at every stage of the process, from early strategy and process design to successful and timely contract award, implementation, and ongoing risk management.
He has considerable experience of advising on the NHS Provider Selection Regime in England and on matters connected with the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel.
He also advises on contentious procurement issues and has acted in a significant number of well-known procurement cases.
Listed as a “Next Generation Partner” in The Legal 500 consistently since 2019, Oliver is recognised for delivering clear, pragmatic, and solution-focused advice.
Clients
His clients include NHS commissioners and providers, suppliers, local authorities, central government bodies and their legal departments, commissioning support units, and specialist procurement consultancies.
Expertise & Services
Oliver Crich is “often called upon for his expertise in public procurement law, specialising in the health sector”.
Career
Oliver graduated from the University of East Anglia. He qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2011, working in health sector specialist firms or roles since 2013.
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Accreditations
Memberships
- Procurement Lawyers Association
Significant Experience
- Advising a central NHS body on a £500m complex, competitive dialogue process leading to the successful, timely award of a national, strategically important data platform.
- Advising an NHS Foundation Trust on a complex, negotiated, multi-stage procurement of a regional service solution with a total contract value exceeding £7bn.
- Advising an ICB on a multi-staged, negotiated procurement to transform community services, with a contract value exceeding £1bn.
- Advising on the procurement of multiple, high-value, national clinical services under the NHS Provider Selection Regime.
- Delivering all support to a procurement collaborative that represents five NHS Trusts/Foundation Trusts across an ICB footprint.
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Insights by Oliver
Articles 15 April - Oliver Crich
Health Services Procurement: Recent Decision of the Patient Choice and Procurement Panel – clean sweep for commissioning Council
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel (the “Panel”), established by NHS England to advise on issues relating…
Articles 17 January - David Hill
The role of the independent sector in the government’s plans to reform elective care services
The UK Government and NHS England have unveiled a comprehensive plan to reform elective care services, aiming to…
