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GB-Sheffield: Project Yellow

British Business Financial Services Limited

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28 Sep 2026 at 09:10

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Summary of the contracting process

British Business Financial Services Ltd procured legal advisory services for Project Yellow, delivered in Sheffield, Yorkshire. The work used the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3, covering finance and high-risk or innovation matters. The requirement is for specialist legal advice in these areas rather than a general legal services commission. The buyer is British Business Financial Services Ltd, part of the British Business Bank group. The recorded delivery location is Sheffield; the panel route indicates that the work was sourced through an established legal services arrangement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP on 22 September 2026. The awarded value is £32,000. The contract period runs from 24 September to 5 November 2026. The tender deadline was 22 September 2026. The procurement used the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3, for finance and high-risk or innovation legal services. No separate evaluation criteria or detailed procedure are recorded. The award information identifies one supplier and one contract; no lot-by-lot award split is set out.

For legal practices, this award demonstrates demand from British Business Financial Services Ltd for focused advice on finance and matters involving high risk or innovation, sourced through the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel. A credible competitor would need relevant legal expertise across those subjects and the ability to advise a financial-services client on a defined, specialist project. The selected supplier is a large law firm, indicating that a firm with the resources and specialist capacity to deliver this type of advisory work was successful. The opportunity is relatively focused in scope, so firms with directly relevant experience and the ability to deploy an appropriately skilled team are better aligned than generalist providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GB-Sheffield: Project Yellow

Notice Description

Legal Services Project Yellow BBFSL utilised the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6360 Legal Panel for Government Lot 3 Finance and High Risk / Innovation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0550563c-9e25-43cf-941f-c49653ffe8c3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5761f14f-8c95-4c89-ad98-7e7bee72ec74
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£32,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 Sep 2026 - 5 Nov 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
British Business Financial Services Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2GQ
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ashurst LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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