Andrew has worked in the commercial, procurement and supply chain profession for his whole career, working in health, infrastructure, international aid, construction, and local government, before joining the Civil Service. During this time, he delivered complex commercial deals across property, infrastructure, IT categories and a range of national outsourcing service programmes in health, education, and government.

From 2017-2024, Andrew worked in Defence, initially as the Department’s Chief Commercial Officer He was appointed Director General Commercial for both the MOD and DE&S in July 2021 as the senior commercial advisor across Defence. The role covered the leadership of over 2,500 procurement and commercial professionals and an annual spend in excess of £20bn across nearly 6,500 contracts.

Andrew became the Government Chief Commercial Officer in 2025, taking responsibility for the UK Government’s annual procurement spend of c£300Bn.

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