Procurement strategy & tender management
Full-cycle works procurement: packaging, market engagement, PQQ/ITT drafting, evaluation (including AWARD), post-tender clarification and award recommendations.
Construction Procurement & Commercial Consultancy
Procurement clarity for complex capital programmes
Inishowen Construction Consultants Limited advises client and PMC teams on works procurement strategy, NEC/JCT/FIDIC contract strategy, commercial management and supply-chain engagement across UK and Middle East infrastructure.
- NEC4 & public-programme governance
- Aviation & major infrastructure
- UK & Middle East advisory
Services
End-to-end procurement and commercial support
Practical, board-ready advice grounded in major UK infrastructure delivery — from packaging and tender strategy through to conformed contract and commercial leadership.
Contract strategy — NEC / JCT / FIDIC
Contract form selection, NEC4 conditions stress-testing, Works Information and Contract Data compilation, and FIDIC/EPC/D&B readiness for Middle East programmes.
Commercial & cost management
Commercial leadership on high-value packages, negotiation support, Contract Management Plans, and commercially, financially and politically aware advice to senior stakeholders.
Supply-chain & market engagement
Category and procurement strategy development, supplier engagement, evaluation criteria and packaging that stand up to public-programme governance.
Sustainability & materials compliance
Screening of specifications and material systems against Living Building Challenge Red List criteria — supporting RIBA Stage 2+ and later substitution pathways.
Middle East procurement advisory
Senior/lead Works procurement support for Saudi Arabia and UAE programmes — package strategy, tender governance and FIDIC-aligned commercial leadership.
Sectors
Where experience runs deepest
Drawn from live programme roles across aviation, rail, nuclear, utilities and international venue / reconstruction delivery.
Aviation
Airport capital programmes — terminal, satellite, baggage, logistics and airside packages.
Rail & stations
Major rail civils and stations programmes, including high-speed and urban metro delivery.
Nuclear & energy
Nuclear new-build commercial and procurement environments, including SMR technology partner processes.
Utilities & infrastructure
Large utility tunnels and multi-package capital infrastructure with public-programme governance.
Public sector & heritage
OJEU-grade governance, institutional stakeholders and complex station / civic refurbishment.
Venues & giga-scale programmes
Sporting venues, international reconstruction and Middle East giga-project package delivery.
How we work
A clear, governed path from brief to award
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Brief & context
Understand programme aims, constraints, stakeholders and risk appetite. Align on outcomes before packaging begins.
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Strategy & packaging
Define procurement and contract strategy, market approach, Works Information standards and evaluation framework.
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Tender & evaluation
Run or support end-to-end tendering — PQQ through ITT, clarification, moderated evaluation and award recommendation.
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Award & handover
Compile conformed contracts, capture clarifications, and leave the delivery team with a clean commercial baseline.
About
John McLaughlin
Founder · Procurement & Commercial Manager
John is a senior construction procurement and commercial professional based in London (Winchmore Hill), with Irish roots in Inishowen, County Donegal. He brings deep NEC4 and public-programme experience across major UK infrastructure, aviation and nuclear environments, with advisory interest in Saudi Arabia and UAE Works procurement.
His practice centres on full-cycle works procurement, tender strategy, Works Information drafting, contract compilation and high-value negotiation — providing commercially, financially and politically aware advice to senior stakeholders.
- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
- NEC4 full-cycle practice; FIDIC readiness for Middle East briefs
- OJEU / public-programme governance
- UK focus with Middle East (Saudi Arabia / UAE) advisory
Experience highlights
Programmes where experience includes
Selected roles from John’s professional background. Values shown are programme / package figures as stated on his CV.
Procurement strategies and awards across terminal, links, satellite, hold-baggage, logistics and border packages; Scope of Works / Works Information; draft conformed contracts.
NEC4 conditions and scope stress-testing ahead of SMR Technology Partner ISIT; Contract Management Plan; post-ISIT tenderer briefings and procurement governance.
End-to-end NEC procurement for infrastructure, overlay and operations (Lima 2019); schools, health centres and natural infrastructure reconstruction programme (Peru).
Tender Event Schedules, strategies and ITT documentation for Civils, Stations and Old Oak Common / Euston; AWARD evaluation; Phase One Stations Design Services (~£200m).
Category Procurement Plan; OJEU / PQQ; Procurement Leader for Farringdon and Bond Street Stations (~£350m); Bravo ITTs, evaluation and contract preparation.
Experience also includes Thames Tideway East (drafting advice), CTRL St Pancras (NEC Option C), Westfield Stratford City, Emirates Stadium, and commercial support on Dubai Metro and Olkiluoto 3.
Contact
Start a conversation
For procurement strategy, commercial advisory or Works briefs, get in touch directly.
- Email john@inishowen.uk
- Phone 07943 624691 (+44 7943 624691)
- LinkedIn John McLaughlin on LinkedIn
- Location London, United Kingdom