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title: "GB-Sheffield: Project Motion"
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# GB-Sheffield: Project Motion

Buyer: British Business Financial Services Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-158ff930-f116-4f62-a549-a36ed6f530b8

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## Summary

British Business Financial Services Ltd procured legal services for Project Motion. The requirement covered legal advice and support connected with finance, high-risk activity and innovation, using the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3. The main procurement category was services, with CPV 79100000 for legal services. The work was for delivery in Yorkshire and the Humber, and the buying organisation is based in Sheffield. This is a specialist legal-services requirement rather than a general commercial law commission, with the panel route indicating a need for advisers able to support public-sector finance and legally complex or innovative activity. The selected supplier was Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP, a large legal practice. The requirement was handled by British Business Financial Services Ltd, part of the British Business Bank group.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP on 1 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £32,000, and the procurement’s stated value is also £32,000. The contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 October 2026. The requirement was sourced through the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, Lot 3: Finance and High Risk / Innovation. Bids were due by 1 September 2026. The award was active when published, and the tender status was complete. The contract was evaluated as a legal-services requirement connected with finance, high-risk and innovation matters. The opportunity was marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This procurement indicates demand from British Business Financial Services Ltd for specialist legal advice supporting finance-related work, high-risk matters and innovation projects. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need a strong public-sector legal-services practice, experience advising on financial transactions or programmes, and the ability to handle legal risk where innovative or unfamiliar activity is involved. Familiarity with Government Commercial Agency panel arrangements, particularly the RM6360 legal panel and its finance and high-risk or innovation scope, would be commercially relevant. The appointed supplier was identified as a large legal practice, and the requirement was not assessed as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. Firms would therefore need sufficient specialist depth, panel access and capacity to provide focused advice to this buyer.

## Notice

Legal services Project Motion BBFSL utilised the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6360 Legal Panel for Government Lot 3 Finance and High Risk / Innovation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14acfdad-cf13-4fc0-a7fd-aa12c04b3a60 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £32,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £32,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | British Business Financial Services Limited |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2GQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Ashurst LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 14:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14acfdad-cf13-4fc0-a7fd-aa12c04b3a60

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14acfdad-cf13-4fc0-a7fd-aa12c04b3a60
  11th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1065674764
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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