Tom Lawson Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for procuring capital equipment across seven existing UCLH sites plus two additional hospitals opening in 2019 and 2020.

Procurement responsibility for an annual non-pay spend of ~£40M across the Surgery & Cancer Board, comprising of five Divisions: - Theatres & Anaesthetics - Imaging - Cancer Services - Surgical Specialties - GI ServicesIdentifying, supporting and leading on procurement projects to deliver cash releasing and value adding savings across eight UCLH sites.

• Running complex tenders for services supplied to five major London NHS Trusts.(Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Royal Free London, Whittington NHS Trust, Moorfields Eye Hospital, North Middlesex University.
• Consultancy Services: Ran multiple Mini-Competitions for a range of consultancy services including Well Led Governance and Overseas Consultancy Support. Developed tender documentation including specifications and.
• Interpreting & Translation Services: Developing a combined specification across all five partner Trusts. Running a Mini-Competition in order to maximise value and deliver a tailored service to meet Trust requirements..
• MR Physics Support: Responding to an urgent need for compliance by requesting urgent quotes from a range of suppliers to meet the Trusts requirements. Quickly evaluating the financial and quality aspects of the quotes.

London, United Kingdom

• Identify saving opportunities for five London NHS Trusts by analysing historic spend patterns in order to drive change and enable cost efficiencies to be implemented. Process includes:
• Identifying Alternative Suppliers
• Liaising with Clinicians to Develop Specifications
• Requesting Quotations & Tenders
• Negotiating Contracts
• Conducting Evaluations

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

• Role involves implementing the tender, procurement and supply process for commercial development schemes, £5,000 – £4.0M. This includes:
• Meeting with customers to discuss specification and individual requirements.
• Identifying and screening potential subcontractors, suppliers and services.
• Shortlisting suitable companies through the use of PQQ’s and requesting proposals.
• Analysing and comparing tenders to ensure compliance and selecting the appropriate bid.
• After negotiating contract terms and placing a purchase order the role also involves the co-ordination of suppliers, contractors and labour resource alongside the preparation of monthly cost value reconciliation.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Heavily involved in the Engineering departmental sports teams during university, managing squads in my second and third years before becoming chairman in my final year. Responsible for the allocation of club finances for fees, kit and equipment along with co-ordination of personnel and transport.Built a reputation amongst other managers which led to me.

Cambridgeshire

• Financial Management of Key Accounts including:
• Valuing works in progress
• Preparing cashflow forecasts
• Cost and value reconciliations
• Collating delivery tickets with invoices
• Preparing final accounts

Meng, Medical/Mechanical Engineering, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Affiliate Member of the IMechE, Member of the Engineering Society, Engineering Departmental Sports Teams My.

Mcips, Procurement & Supply Chain

Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply having self studied and passed 15 exams between 2015 and 2017.

A-Level, Maths, Physics, Biology, A, A, A

Activities and Societies: Oundle School Science Society, Dive Leader in Oundle School Sub Aqua Club, Senior Member of School Football.