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John Houlden

UK 2026

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Burges Salmon LLP
 Burges Salmon LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Public Procurement

UK-wide

17 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Advises on procurement, subsidy control/state aid, projects, competition and regulatory issues on a number of major projects. Clients include the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Eurostar, FirstGroup, the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Ofcom, Affinity Water, Department for Education, Environment Agency, United Kingdom Research and Innovation, Babcock, Ministry of Justice, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and UK Atomic Energy Authority.

Career

Trained Burges Salmon; qualified 1999; Partner 2008.

Professional Memberships

Board member of the Procurement Lawyers Association.

Publications

Has been published in 'Public Procurement Law Review'.

Personal

Educated at University of Leeds (BA Hons); College of Law (Dip Law; 25+ years PQE). Speaks French and enjoys sports and theatre.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Public Procurement - UK-wide

Band 1
Individual Editorial

John Houlden is recognised for his experience advising contracting authorities, utilities and contractors on complex procurement exercises and bid strategy in heavily regulated sectors, not least the nuclear industry. He works on high-value projects across multiple jurisdictions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • John is wonderful to work with. He provides clear advice to complex issues.

    Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • In strategic matters, John has a very good approach and takes into consideration the legal implications from a stakeholder perspective.

    Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • John is fantastic to work with. His professionalism and ability to articulate complex advice and guidance into easy to understand approach is second to none.

    Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

  • John is able to take a view on alternative ways of mitigating risk. He draws on his wide breadth of experience and is able to provide enough knowledge and real life solutions to take the next step.

    Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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