Natalie Gorse

Natalie is a Managing Associate in our Commercial Services Group and joined TLT after working as an in-house solicitor for a local authority where she advised on a wide range of commercial contracts, public law and public procurement issues.

Her local authority background means that she can support public sector commercial ventures by fully understanding the clients' needs and pressures, from a legal, commercial and political perspective.

Her dual role at TLT involves advising on all elements of public procurement matters from pre-procurement planning, through to advising on the selection, evaluation and de-briefing of market participants. This requires her to draft the full suite of tender and contractual documentation, provide advice on all stages of the public procurement procedure and on best practice in terms of legal risk mitigation.

She also acts as a commercial adviser on a wide range of contractual arrangements which involves her drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial arrangements for both our public and private sector clients.

Jurisdiction: England and Wales

• Advising a central government department on their procurement of the provision of convenience goods and the associated logistics, IT systems and stock management. This involved advising on the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, reviewing the procurement documentation to ensure compliance and drafting the contractual documentation as well as leading on the negotiations.
• Advising a police authority on the appointment of a training and qualification service provider. This involved following the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, advising and reviewing both the contractual and procurement documentation as well as the negotiation phase and the risks arising out of proposed modifications.
• Advising a central government department on their procurement of a supplier to manage their rehabilitation hubs. This involved advising from the start of the procurement process, including preparing the documentation and supporting on the procurement procedure including through evaluation and issuing the successful and unsuccessful bidder letters.
• Advising a central government department on a wide variety of contract awards for goods and services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including advice on urgent awards and modifications to contracts.
• Advising a local authority on the structure of a residential affordable housing development deal to ensure that the contractual arrangements complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 whilst also ensuring that commercial risks were efficiently managed.