Andrew Dean is the head of the Clifford Chance UK public sector advisory team.
Andrew has been advising public bodies, suppliers and lenders on public law and procurement law issues for over 15 years. Andrew has wide-ranging experience in market first and nationally significant transactions including procurements, outsourcings, PPPs, asset disposals and government financial support instruments (including guarantees, grants and loans). Andrew advises across all UK and EU statutory procurement regimes (traditional public sector, defence, utilities and rail franchising) and the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement.
Andrew was heavily involved in the UK government's Covid-19 response including advising the Vaccine Taskforce on the procurement of vaccines and suppliers on their Covid-19 contracts with the UK government.
Andrew was formerly a senior lawyer at the UK Government Legal Department.
- BEIS, UKGI and Vaccine Task Force on the production and roll-out of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme
- Department for Transport on powers to provide financial assistance to distressed companies caused by COVID-19
- Department of Health and Social Care on the modification and disaggregation of the IMS3 IT contract with Atos
- Defence contractors on UK defence and security procurements
- Lenders on rolling stock procurement processes
- Lenders on UK Export Finance’s powers to provide export guarantees
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070063274
- Email me
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- Sector Charities, Education, Government & public sector bodies
Career and qualifications
- Lancaster University (Law (LLB)) 2005
Professional bodies
- Procurement Lawyers' Association
- Administrative Law Bar Association
Awards and citations
- Ranked as a Leading Individual
Legal 500 UK 2024: Administration and Public Law - "Andrew Dean makes this practice unique and potential clients should know that a practice spearheaded by Andrew is the go-to for any administrative and public law advice and assistance."
Legal 500 UK 2024: Administration and Public Law - "Andrew Dean is a top-class operator in public law."
Chambers and Partners 500 UK 2024: Administration and Public Law - "Andrew Dean is a top quality operator. He brings years of advising on the Government side in to private practice and in doing so is someone you want in your corner."
Legal 500 UK 2024: Administration and Public Law - "Andrew is a very pragmatic lawyer capable of generating innovative solutions to extremely complex regulatory issues."
Chambers and Partners 500 UK 2024: Administration and Public Law