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title: "W5074 Former Gas Holders Development - Legal Support"
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buyer: "Walsall Metro Borough Council"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# W5074 Former Gas Holders Development - Legal Support

Buyer: Walsall Metro Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3cd0a4da-551a-4723-bb3c-f1b78894fc17

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## Summary

Walsall Metro Borough Council procured legal services to support the redevelopment of the Former Gasholders site on Darlaston Road, Walsall. The approximately 9.3-hectare brownfield site is intended to become a modern industrial estate for logistics, light manufacturing and warehousing, supporting employment, training and business opportunities. The wider development is expected to involve remediation, enabling works, infrastructure upgrades, industrial units and sustainable utilities. The legal requirement covers land assembly and potential compulsory purchase, procurement, legal structuring, drafting and negotiating heads of terms and final agreements, including development and grant funding agreements and warranties. It also covers subsidy control, planning and environmental law. The procurement is for legal services and was intended to be suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Walsall Metro Borough Council used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. Bids were due by 26 February 2026 at 12:00. Bevan Brittain LLP was awarded the contract on 27 February 2026 for £180,000. The contract period runs from 9 March 2026 to 31 August 2028. The award is active. The requirement was treated as a services contract under the legal services category. The award covers the full legal support requirement described for the Former Gasholders redevelopment in Walsall. The published outcome identifies one awarded supplier and one awarded value; no separate lots or alternative award values are reported.

This award is commercially relevant to law firms that advise public bodies and developers on complex brownfield regeneration and industrial estate delivery. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need joined-up capability across land assembly, compulsory purchase work, public procurement, development and funding agreements, contractual drafting and negotiation, subsidy control, planning and environmental law. The work demonstrates demand for a legal team able to support several connected development workstreams rather than a single transaction, and to manage agreements through completion. Experience of working with a local authority, coordinating infrastructure and development issues, and advising on employment and regeneration objectives would strengthen a future response. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs, so a specialist firm or well-organised multi-disciplinary team could be relevant when this buyer next requires comparable support.

## Notice

The Council is looking to redevelop the site known as the Former Gasholders, Darlaston Road, Walsall. The site is a strategic delivery priority for the Council as part of the Black Country Enterprise Zone and is allocated as 'Potential High-Quality Industry' in the Walsall Site Allocation Document (SAD). The site is a significant opportunity based on its connectivity being adjacent to the M6 and upcoming industrial developments in proximity. The proposed redevelopment would assist in generating new employment, training, and business opportunities in Walsall. The project will involve transformation of this approximately 9.3-hectare brownfield site into a modern industrial estate suitable for logistics, light manufacturing, and warehousing. The scope is anticipated to include site remediation, enabling works, infrastructure upgrades, construction of industrial units, and provision of sustainable utilities. Legal services are required for the various workstreams, including: * Land Assembly and potential CPO * Procurement * Legal structure and drafting Heads of Terms and final documents (e.g. development agreement, grant funding agreement, warranties) * Legal negotiations and completion of appropriate agreements. * Subsidy control considerations * Planning * Environmental law

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b3ecbe3-44f3-456e-ae83-ca7a5f59528c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Mar 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £180,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £180,000 |
| 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 | Walsall Metro Borough Council |
| Locality | WALSALL |
| Postcode area | Walsall |
| Postcode | WS1 1TP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG38 Walsall |
| Local authority | Walsall |
| Electoral ward | St Matthew's |
| Westminster constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bevan Brittan LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 15:07 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b3ecbe3-44f3-456e-ae83-ca7a5f59528c
- 12 Aug 2026 at 13:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b3ecbe3-44f3-456e-ae83-ca7a5f59528c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b3ecbe3-44f3-456e-ae83-ca7a5f59528c
  12th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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