Nick Pimlott | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

I have a wealth of experience in advising clients across numerous sectors on both contentious and non-contentious matters spanning all aspects of competition law, including EU and UK merger control, abuse of dominance, joint ventures/co-operation agreements, distribution and licensing agreements, cartels, state aid/subsidy control.

I also provide strategic procurement law advice for public bodies, including many central government departments, utilities and major NDPBs and is expert at designing, preparing and advising on legally-compliant procurement processes. I also advise bidders on tendering strategies in public procurement and on litigation against award decisions.

I am ranked as a leading individual in the Public Procurement section of the Chambers & Partners legal directory in which describes me as  "brilliant" and "very good and strategic".

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Public and Regulatory
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UK procurement oversight: what suppliers need to know

01.09.2026
The first annual report of the Cabinet Office's Procurement Compliance and Oversight function, published on 26 August 2026, provides useful insights into the UK's developing system for overseeing public procurement.
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Public and Regulatory
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Automatic suspension under the Procurement Act 2023: a detailed review of the ParkingEye case

20.05.2026
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Public and Regulatory
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Breathing life into automatic suspension: the first case under the Procurement Act 2023

20.05.2026
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International Trade
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NSIA consultation response

26.03.2026
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Public and Regulatory
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The Procurement Act 2023 is one year old: what have we learned?

23.02.2026
The Procurement Act 2023 (PA23 or Act ) came into force on 24 February 2025. The Act promised to modernise and simplify the legal framework governing how public bodies and utilities purchase goods, works and services. 
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