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

Buyer: British Business Investments Ltd  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-72a5c1f3-94aa-47c9-a192-53e3e56ee127

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## Summary

British Business Investments Limited commissioned legal services for Project Black, a requirement supporting the organisation’s work as part of the British Business Bank group. The procurement falls within the services category and concerns legal advice and related professional legal work. Delivery covers Yorkshire and the Humber, with the buyer based at Steel City House, West Street, Sheffield. The buyer is British Business Investments Limited, a development-bank group company wholly owned by the UK Government. The requirement was procured in line with the bank’s standard financial instructions. The stated scope is limited to Project Black legal services, so relevant suppliers are law firms or legal practices able to provide advice for a UK public-sector-owned financial investment organisation.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The tender submission deadline was 18 June 2026, and the award was made on the same date. Linklaters LLP was selected as the supplier for an awarded value of £60,000. The contract period runs from 20 June 2026 to 20 September 2026. The procurement used the services category and was conducted as a tender. The published information does not set out a named procurement method or evaluation weighting. The award is recorded as active. The buyer is British Business Investments Limited, and the awarded requirement covers the Project Black legal services described in the tender.

This award demonstrates demand from British Business Investments Limited for specialist legal support connected with a government-owned financial investment organisation. A credible future competitor would need a strong legal-services practice able to advise on projects of this type, understand the operating environment of public-sector-owned investment bodies, and work within formal financial instructions. Relevant firms should be able to provide suitably qualified solicitors, manage complex commercial or financial matters, and deliver advice to a defined project timetable. The successful supplier was Linklaters LLP, recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the buyer accepted a substantial full-service law-firm capability for this requirement. Firms seeking similar work should be able to evidence comparable project experience, capacity and dependable public-sector delivery.

## Notice

Legal service Project Black has been procured inline with the banks standard financial instruction. Additional information: British Business Bank Plc, registered in England and Wales, registration number 08616013, registered office Steel City House, West Street, Sheffield, S1 2GQ, a development bank wholly owned by the HM Government. It and its subsidiaries are not banking institutions and do not operate as such. With the exception of BBB Investment Services Limited they are not authorised or regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority or the Financial Conduct Authority. BBB Investment Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. A complete legal structure chart for the group can be found at www.british-business-bank.co.uk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f130e01c-3c82-4eff-95e2-c90018faef90 |
| 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 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Jun 2026 - 20 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £60,000 |
| 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 Investments Ltd |
| 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 | Linklaters LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 12:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f130e01c-3c82-4eff-95e2-c90018faef90

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f130e01c-3c82-4eff-95e2-c90018faef90
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1061385214
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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