Peter is our Director of Finance. He is a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) and holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC). He advises on all aspects of procurement, with a particular focus on finance and lending. He is a Management Committee Member of East Lothian Housing Association. His recent experience includes:
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advising Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service on the procurement of their National Centre at Heriot Watt University. The work included creating a bespoke payment mechanism for the blood tissues and cells manufacturing facility;
- advising Scottish Local Authorities on City Deal negotiations to achieve funding support for major infrastructure and regeneration. This involves assessing the Economic impact of long term (20 year+) investment programmes;
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working on behalf of the Scottish Futures Trust to assist the development of the NPD/DBFM Standard Form payment mechanism, warning triggers and to explore the use of the HM Treasury Shadow Pricing Model on Scottish projects;
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leading our financial advice to many Scottish local authorites on the procurement of their schools PPP projects using the PPP, NPD and hub commercial structures;
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advising Scottish Water on the financial and economic standing of bidders on their JV procurement;
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advising on the affordability and value for money implications of a proposed Strathclyde Police operational hub.
