---
title: "US Company/UKRI partnership legal fees"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-14"
---

# US Company/UKRI partnership legal fees

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4.json)

## Summary

UK Shared Business Services Limited procured legal services for UK Research and Innovation via the Medical Research Council. The work supports a funding partnership with a US venture investor, structured through a UK special purpose vehicle. Its purpose is to help create high-growth companies in the UK and contribute to economic growth. The requirement is for legal advice and related legal work associated with establishing and operating this partnership. The procurement is classified as legal services. The buying organisation is UK Shared Business Services Limited, based in Swindon, and the service relates to UKRI and MRC partnership activity in the UK. This is a professional services requirement suited to legal practices with corporate, investment, venture capital and special purpose vehicle expertise.

This procurement has been awarded and completed as a tender process. UK Shared Business Services used a limited competitive quotation below the threshold, following a request for quotation under the Legal Panel for Government RM6360. The quotation deadline was 3 September 2026 at 14:00. Mills & Reeve LLP was awarded the contract on 9 September 2026 for £20,000 including the stated currency, GBP. The contract runs from 9 September to 30 October 2026. The requirement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award was active, and the evaluation route was competitive quotation rather than an open tender. There were no lots or separate awards described.

Although this contract has been awarded, it provides a clear example of the legal capability UK Shared Business Services requires for specialist innovation-investment work. A credible future supplier would need to advise on partnerships between a public research organisation and a US venture investor, establish or support a UK special purpose vehicle, and handle the corporate, investment, governance and transactional issues involved. Experience of venture capital, private investment, public-sector funding arrangements and high-growth company formation would be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to deliver focused legal work through a government legal services panel or a comparable compliant route. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can suit a focused specialist practice as well as a large firm.

## Notice

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a request for quotation exercise under the Legal Panel for Government RM6360. Brief Description UKRI via MRC is seeking to create a funding partnership with a US venture investor, through a special purpose vehicle in the UK. This partnership has the explicit aims of creating high growth potential companies in the UK driving economic growth.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a12595fd-d7de-418c-aea3-89cc79f34450 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000 |
| 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mills & Reeve LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 11:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a12595fd-d7de-418c-aea3-89cc79f34450

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a12595fd-d7de-418c-aea3-89cc79f34450
  14th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6af87f65-a2eb-46a9-af7f-28a12f64daa4.json.