James Landels MSc MCIPS is a senior procurement and commercial adviser. He has led high-value digital and infrastructure competitions, diagnosed failing outsourced IT contracts, and advised UNOPS on digital procurement, national procurement reform and infrastructure in constrained markets.
Qualifications: MSc Strategic Supply Chain Management; Chartered MCIPS; PRINCE2, PRINCE2 Agile, MSP, Better Business Cases.
Clients and programmes include UNOPS, UK Ministry of Defence, Highways England, Transport for London, Transport for Wales, Cranfield University.
AI in public procurement is a current interest — how teams use tools without losing control of requirements, evaluation and audit. It is not the whole practice.