Professor David Mosey CBE PhD FICE leads procurement research at the King’s College London Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution where he was Director from 2013 to 2020. David was formerly head of Projects and Construction at law firm Trowers & Hamlins from 1991 to 2013. He started his career on a four-year secondment to the Government of Bahrain and later ran the Trowers office in the Sultanate of Oman where he was also Chair of British Scholarships for Oman.

David was appointed by the UK government in 2021 to lead an “Independent Review of Public Sector Construction Frameworks” His recommendations for improving value, improving safety, managing risk and achieving net zero carbon are set out in “Constructing the Gold Standard” and were endorsed by government and industry in the 2022 “Construction Playbook”. David now chairs the Constructing Excellence “Gold Standard Task Group” who provide independent verification of Gold Standard practices together with practical training and case studies.

David co-authored “Guidance on Collaborative Procurement for Design and Construction to Support Building Safety” that shows how balanced evaluation, early supply chain involvement, full consultation and digital data are essential to avoid another Grenfell Tower disaster. This guidance is being used by the HSE Building Safety Regulator as a measure of compliance.

David is principal author of the “PPC2000” collaborative contract and the “FAC-1” and “TAC-1” alliance contracts, adopted on procurements worth over £100 billion.

David received the 2021 TECSA Clare Edwards Award for “professional excellence and an outstanding contribution to the legal profession serving the construction and infrastructure industry” and he was awarded a CBE in the 2023 New Year Honours List for “services to the construction industry”. In 2024 he accepted a Presidential Invitation to join the ICE Fellowship.