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title: "WSFT Corporate Legal Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Suffolk Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# WSFT Corporate Legal Services

Buyer: West Suffolk Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a90dc748-3ff6-4602-a57f-66ec499d98bb

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## Summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust procured corporate legal services for its operations in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The requirement covers corporate and commercial law, property law and ad hoc legal advice, delivered as a call-off service for the Trust. It is a professional legal services contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity. The named buyer is West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, based at Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds. The service is classified as legal services and is intended to support the Trust’s general corporate, commercial and property-related legal requirements across its activities. The selected provider is a law firm, indicating that the work is suited to established legal practices with relevant public-sector and healthcare advisory capability.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 1 September 2026 to Capsticks Solicitors LLP. It used a direct award from the NHS Commercial Solutions Legal Services Framework, described as a framework call-off, rather than an open competition. The estimated procurement value is £353,589 excluding any further qualification in the published data, while the recorded award value is £0. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. The arrangement is a single service requirement, with no lots identified. The procurement is marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Evaluation was conducted through the framework call-off route, with the award made to the named framework supplier.

For firms that did not win this contract, the award demonstrates sustained demand from an NHS foundation trust for a broad retained legal service spanning corporate and commercial work, property matters and unplanned advisory requirements. A credible future competitor would need a wide bench of solicitors able to respond across these disciplines, with the capacity to handle routine instructions and ad hoc matters without relying on a narrow specialist team. Relevant NHS and public-sector experience would help demonstrate understanding of healthcare governance, public procurement, estates and commercial risk. Firms would also need to operate effectively through a legal services framework and show sufficient organisational scale, resilience and responsiveness for a long-running institutional relationship.

## Notice

Call-off contract for the provision of legal services (corporate and commercial law, property law and ad hoc legal requirements) by Capsticks Solicitors LLP to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, awarded via Direct Award from NHS Commercial Solutions Legal Services Framework (Ref 5342-4903)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cd1136f-ba97-4af6-bc2a-72c6611c9215 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £353,589 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | West Suffolk Foundation Trust |
| Locality | BURY ST EDMUNDS |
| Postcode area | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP33 2QZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH64 West Suffolk |
| Local authority | West Suffolk |
| Electoral ward | Southgate |
| Westminster constituency | Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Capsticks Solicitors LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 12:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cd1136f-ba97-4af6-bc2a-72c6611c9215

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cd1136f-ba97-4af6-bc2a-72c6611c9215
  15th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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