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Commercial Strategy Legal Support

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT

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20 Oct 2026 at 13:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust commissioned legal services to support the development of a new commercial strategy. The work is strategic legal advice for the Trust, rather than a general legal services requirement. The procurement is categorised as services and covers delivery in the Leatherhead area. The buyer is Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, based in Leatherhead. The requirement is specifically tied to shaping its commercial strategy; suppliers focused on commercial and public-sector strategy advice will find this more relevant than businesses offering unrelated legal specialisms.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Gowling WLG (UK) LLP. The award date was 16 October 2026. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028. The awarded value is £100,000. The procurement used a selective process as a call-off from a framework agreement. The original tender deadline was 28 September 2026 at 12:00. The award information identifies one selected supplier. No specific evaluation criteria or scoring basis are stated in the available process details, so the basis on which the buyer selected the supplier cannot be described further.

This award demonstrates demand from Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for legal support closely connected to developing a commercial strategy. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to combine legal expertise with a practical understanding of how NHS organisations develop and implement commercial strategies. The work is a defined advisory assignment rather than a broad, ongoing legal services portfolio, so relevant experience would include helping public-sector clients address commercial models, governance, and the legal issues arising from strategic change. The successful supplier was a large law firm, indicating that a firm able to bring appropriate specialist legal capability to a focused institutional assignment was selected. The route used was a framework call-off, making framework access relevant to competing for similar work from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Commercial Strategy Legal Support

Notice Description

Legal Support for a new SABP Commercial Strategy.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-071e75b6-0e56-4c1c-8e6c-bce2ee8be0ad
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f54ae2b8-e009-4357-babf-b8d0f6ac119c
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
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
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 years
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
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEATHERHEAD
Postcode
KT22 7AD
Postcode Area
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Mole Valley
Electoral Ward
Leatherhead North
Westminster Constituency
Epsom and Ewell

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

Further Information

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