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

Buyer: British Business Financial Services Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-375c3c56-e7b2-4d09-a407-9b2a709482c3

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## Summary

British Business Financial Services Ltd procured legal services for Project Expanse. The requirement covered finance and high-risk or innovation-related legal work, using Lot 3 of the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel for Government. The main procurement category is services, specifically legal services (CPV 79100000). The work is associated with the buyer in Sheffield and delivery is identified across Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom. The selected provider is Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP, a large legal services firm based in London. This opportunity is therefore relevant to legal practices with public-sector panel capability and a practice covering finance, high-risk transactions or innovation matters, rather than to general commercial suppliers or non-legal service providers.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. British Business Financial Services Ltd awarded Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP a contract worth £32,000. The award date was 21 August 2026, and the contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 16 October 2026. The tender submission deadline was 21 August 2026. The procurement used the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, Lot 3, covering finance and high-risk or innovation legal work. The published procurement method detail is ‘Not specified’. The award was recorded as active, and the procurement was classified as a services requirement for legal services. The opportunity was assessed as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award is evidence that British Business Financial Services Ltd buys specialist legal support for finance and high-risk or innovation projects. Competitors seeking similar work would need to be able to provide legal services through the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, specifically Lot 3. Relevant capability would include advising on finance matters and handling legal issues arising from high-risk or innovation activity. The selected supplier’s status as a large legal practice indicates that the buyer accepted a substantial specialist provider for this requirement. Firms without access to the relevant government panel, or without demonstrable expertise in these areas, would be poorly placed when this buyer next brings comparable work to market.

## Notice

Legal services Project Expanse 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/789eeb54-6af8-4c36-aa8b-ee302de071fd |
| 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 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 16 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

- 2 Sep 2026 at 15:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/789eeb54-6af8-4c36-aa8b-ee302de071fd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/789eeb54-6af8-4c36-aa8b-ee302de071fd
  2nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1063336634
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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