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title: "GB-Sheffield: Project Atmosphere"
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buyer: "British Business Financial Services Limited"
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# GB-Sheffield: Project Atmosphere

Buyer: British Business Financial Services Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2562fc8d-44ea-4cef-87d0-5153a1da9047

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## Summary

British Business Financial Services Ltd procured legal services for Project Atmosphere, covering finance and high-risk or innovation work. The requirement used the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3, which is focused on these specialist legal areas. The buyer is based in Sheffield, and delivery is associated with Yorkshire and the Humber. This is a professional services requirement rather than a goods or construction contract, and is relevant to law firms or specialist legal practices advising on financial matters, complex risk, or innovative projects. The named buyer is British Business Financial Services Ltd, a public-sector financial services organisation based at Steel City House, West Street, Sheffield.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to DLA Piper UK LLP on 6 September 2026. The award value is £30,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 8 September 2026 to 31 October 2026. It was conducted through the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3, for finance and high-risk or innovation legal work. The tender’s estimated value was also £30,000. The tender submission deadline was 6 September 2026. The opportunity was classified as legal services and treated as a services procurement. The recorded suitability assessment states that it was not suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

Although this contract has been awarded, it identifies a defined demand from British Business Financial Services Ltd for specialist legal advice on finance, high-risk matters and innovation projects. Competitors seeking similar work would need demonstrable expertise across those areas, with the ability to advise a public-sector financial services organisation on complex or potentially novel transactions and risk issues. The procurement route is also commercially significant: the work was placed through the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3, so firms seeking comparable opportunities would need to understand the relevant panel route and its requirements. The selected supplier is a large law firm, indicating that scale, specialist depth and capacity are credible factors for this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

Legal Services Project Atmosphere 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/b53b7e65-6c5b-4ec5-8ac5-45796bf10744 |
| 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 | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2026 - 31 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £30,000 |
| 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 | DLA Piper UK LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 12:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b53b7e65-6c5b-4ec5-8ac5-45796bf10744

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b53b7e65-6c5b-4ec5-8ac5-45796bf10744
  21st September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1068181434
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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