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W5074 Former Gas Holders Development - Legal Support

Walsall Metro Borough Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Walsall Metro Borough Council procured legal services to support the redevelopment of the Former Gasholders site on Darlaston Road, Walsall. The approximately 9.3-hectare brownfield site is intended to become a modern industrial estate for logistics, light manufacturing and warehousing, supporting employment, training and business opportunities. The wider development is expected to involve remediation, enabling works, infrastructure upgrades, industrial units and sustainable utilities. The legal requirement covers land assembly and potential compulsory purchase, procurement, legal structuring, drafting and negotiating heads of terms and final agreements, including development and grant funding agreements and warranties. It also covers subsidy control, planning and environmental law. The procurement is for legal services and was intended to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Walsall Metro Borough Council used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. Bids were due by 26 February 2026 at 12:00. Bevan Brittain LLP was awarded the contract on 27 February 2026 for £180,000. The contract period runs from 9 March 2026 to 31 August 2028. The award is active. The requirement was treated as a services contract under the legal services category. The award covers the full legal support requirement described for the Former Gasholders redevelopment in Walsall. The published outcome identifies one awarded supplier and one awarded value; no separate lots or alternative award values are reported.

This award is commercially relevant to law firms that advise public bodies and developers on complex brownfield regeneration and industrial estate delivery. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need joined-up capability across land assembly, compulsory purchase work, public procurement, development and funding agreements, contractual drafting and negotiation, subsidy control, planning and environmental law. The work demonstrates demand for a legal team able to support several connected development workstreams rather than a single transaction, and to manage agreements through completion. Experience of working with a local authority, coordinating infrastructure and development issues, and advising on employment and regeneration objectives would strengthen a future response. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs, so a specialist firm or well-organised multi-disciplinary team could be relevant when this buyer next requires comparable support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W5074 Former Gas Holders Development - Legal Support

Notice Description

The Council is looking to redevelop the site known as the Former Gasholders, Darlaston Road, Walsall. The site is a strategic delivery priority for the Council as part of the Black Country Enterprise Zone and is allocated as 'Potential High-Quality Industry' in the Walsall Site Allocation Document (SAD). The site is a significant opportunity based on its connectivity being adjacent to the M6 and upcoming industrial developments in proximity. The proposed redevelopment would assist in generating new employment, training, and business opportunities in Walsall. The project will involve transformation of this approximately 9.3-hectare brownfield site into a modern industrial estate suitable for logistics, light manufacturing, and warehousing. The scope is anticipated to include site remediation, enabling works, infrastructure upgrades, construction of industrial units, and provision of sustainable utilities. Legal services are required for the various workstreams, including: * Land Assembly and potential CPO * Procurement * Legal structure and drafting Heads of Terms and final documents (e.g. development agreement, grant funding agreement, warranties) * Legal negotiations and completion of appropriate agreements. * Subsidy control considerations * Planning * Environmental law

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3cd0a4da-551a-4723-bb3c-f1b78894fc17
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b3ecbe3-44f3-456e-ae83-ca7a5f59528c
Current Stage
Award
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
SME
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
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
26 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
9 Mar 2026 - 31 Aug 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
Walsall Metro Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALSALL
Postcode
WS1 1TP
Postcode Area
Walsall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG38 Walsall
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Walsall
Electoral Ward
St Matthew's
Westminster Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bevan Brittan LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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