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ECA Call-Off 001

UK Export Finance

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13 Aug 2026 at 13:29

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Summary of the contracting process

UK Export Finance procured legal advisory services under the title ECA Call-Off 001. The work covers legal advice for the organisation’s export finance activities and is classified as legal advisory services (CPV 79111000). It is a services contract delivered in the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is UK Export Finance, based at 1 Horse Guards Road, London. The requirement is a call-off from an existing legal services framework, indicating that the work is intended for a supplier able to provide advisory support to a public export finance body rather than general administrative or operational services. The procurement is focused on a single legal advisory requirement for UK Export Finance.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 1 July 2026 at 23:59. UK Export Finance awarded the contract to Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP on 13 July 2026. The awarded value is £855,000. The contract runs from 13 July 2026 to 12 August 2028. The award is active. The procurement record does not set out separate lots or a stated award-criteria weighting. The published outcome therefore shows a framework-based, selective route to market, with one supplier selected for the UK-wide legal advisory services requirement.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates an established demand at UK Export Finance for substantial, ongoing legal advisory support delivered through a framework call-off. A credible future competitor would need to be able to advise a public-sector export finance organisation across its UK activities, provide sufficient legal capacity for a multi-year relationship, and operate effectively within framework call-off procedures. The selected supplier is a large law firm, so comparable scale, breadth of legal expertise, quality assurance and the ability to resource continuing advisory work would be important indicators of competitiveness. Firms without framework access or the capacity to support a major institutional client are less well placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ECA Call-Off 001

Notice Description

ECA Call-Off contract 001 for legal advisory services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4cc13125-a674-44af-8376-c5a392fb472f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ffd3e36-0ca8-431d-b59b-6bfcc7072baf
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

79111000 - Legal advisory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£855,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£855,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
1 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
13 Jul 2026 - 12 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
UK Export Finance
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2HQ
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP

Further Information

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