‘They were not the sort of people who could lead’: How the Gold Standard is shaking up public sector procurement

By Tom Lowe2025-02-19T07:00:00

King’s College London law professor David Mosey and Constructing Excellence boss Alison Nicholl speak to Tom Lowe about how a landmark report into making public sector frameworks more efficient - and less misleading - is being implemented

David Mosey must rank among the most infectiously positive people in the construction industry. Even on an icy, grey day in January, the King’s College London professor of law beams with optimism.

Part of this might be because he is about to jet off to Oman, where bleak midwinter temperatures are currently hitting around 25°C. Mosey has been going to the country for more than 30 years, having once headed up a regional office there for law firm Trowers & Hamlins. It has not always been without incident: “Whenever I went to the Middle East, a war started,” he says. Thankfully, at the time of writing, the ceasefire in Gaza is just about holding.

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