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The Provision of Legal Advice

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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30 Jul 2026 at 11:42

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Summary of the contracting process

UK Shared Business Services Limited procured legal advice from Burges Salmon LLP. The requirement is for legal services, covering full-service provision under the Legal Services Panel Framework, RM6240 Lot 1a for England and Wales. The work is to support the buyer’s business and legal needs in the United Kingdom. The procurement is categorised as legal services, although the published procurement category is recorded as works. The appointed supplier is a large law firm based in Bristol, and the opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is therefore relevant to law firms and legal practices able to provide broad legal advice in England and Wales, particularly those with public-sector or framework experience.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. UK Shared Business Services Limited made a direct award by calling off from the Legal Services Panel Framework, RM6240 Lot 1a: Full Service Provision—England and Wales. The award was made to Burges Salmon LLP on 29 July 2026 for £20,000. The contract period runs from 13 July 2026 to 1 December 2026. The tender submission deadline was 10 July 2026 at 11:00. The process used a selective procurement method through the framework rather than an open competition. The award is active. The available information identifies the legal advice requirement and framework route, but does not set out separate lots, minimum eligibility thresholds or detailed evaluation weightings.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement indicates a defined market for outsourced legal advice by UK Shared Business Services Limited, delivered through a recognised public-sector legal services framework. A credible future competitor would need to provide full-service legal capability across England and Wales, maintain the capacity to support a business client during a multi-month engagement, and operate in a way that meets framework call-off requirements. Relevant strengths would include experience advising public bodies or publicly funded organisations, robust professional standards, suitably qualified lawyers across the required areas, responsive service delivery and the financial and operational resilience to perform the work. Smaller legal practices may also be well placed, since the requirement was marked as suitable for SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Legal Advice

Notice Description

***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** This procurement is being concluded as a Direct Award under the Legal Services Panel Framework, RM6240 Lot 1a: Full Service Provision- England and Wales. Brief Description The Provision of Legal Advice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a52f2e1b-d887-4819-b2d7-7ee9185b0362
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65f0b240-f480-4939-8397-014560d54e9f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
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
£20,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£20,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
13 Jul 2026 - 1 Dec 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
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Burges Salmon LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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