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GB-Sheffield: Legal services Project Blue

British Business Investments Ltd

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03 Aug 2026 at 09:20

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Summary of the contracting process

British Business Investments Ltd procured legal services for Project Blue. The requirement falls within professional legal advisory work and was intended to support the buyer’s project and associated business activities. British Business Investments Ltd is based at Steel City House, Sheffield, and forms part of the British Business Bank group, a UK Government-owned development banking group. Delivery is identified for Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom. The buyer is an investment-focused public-sector organisation rather than a general local authority, so the requirement is most relevant to legal practices with experience advising financial, investment or development-bank organisations on project-related matters.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Simmons & Simmons was selected as the supplier in a single award. The award date was 12 July 2026, following a tender submission deadline of 12 July 2026. The awarded contract value is £122,000. The contract period runs from 13 July 2026 to 31 August 2026. The procurement was conducted as a tender for services and the buyer states that it followed its standard financial instructions. The award is recorded as active. The published outcome therefore identifies a short, fixed-term legal services engagement with a large legal practice appointed to deliver the Project Blue requirement.

This award indicates demand from British Business Investments Ltd for specialist legal support linked to investment and development-bank activity. A credible future competitor would need a legal team able to advise on a defined project requirement, understand the operating context of a government-owned development banking group, and mobilise senior advisers quickly for a short engagement. Simmons & Simmons is recorded as a large supplier, suggesting that relevant competitors should be able to provide comparable institutional capacity, legal depth and continuity of service. Smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises were not identified as suitable for this procurement, so firms considering comparable work should assess whether their scale, resources and financial-sector experience match the buyer’s expectations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GB-Sheffield: Legal services Project Blue

Notice Description

Legal services Project Blue this has been procured inline with the banks standard financial instruction Additional information: British Business Bank Plc, registered in England and Wales, registration number 08616013, registered office Steel City House, West Street, Sheffield, S1 2GQ, a development bank wholly owned by the HM Government. It and its subsidiaries are not banking institutions and do not operate as such. With the exception of BBB Investment Services Limited they are not authorised or regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority or the Financial Conduct Authority. BBB Investment Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. A complete legal structure chart for the group can be found at www.british-business-bank.co.uk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7166c03e-043a-4207-933f-fa0db09605f5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c2640d2-bd1f-47db-8562-81c882472f7e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£122,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£122,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
13 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 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 Investments Ltd
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

Simmons & Simmons LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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