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

Buyer: British Business Financial Services Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b8ecaa9d-8c74-4c99-869f-d582f9fa44d4

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## Summary

British Business Financial Services Limited commissioned legal services for Project Infinity, concerning a proposed investment by BTIL. The requirement covered legal work set out in a request for proposals and was procured in line with the bank’s standard financial instruction. The service is classified as legal expenses insurance services, although the description indicates that the practical requirement was legal support connected with the investment. The buying organisation is British Business Financial Services Limited, based at Steel City House in Sheffield. Delivery was specified for Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom. This is a professional services requirement for a significant financial or investment transaction, rather than general business support or routine legal administration.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Simmons & Simmons LLP was selected as supplier on 17 August 2026 for £45,000, with the contract running from 18 August 2026 to 30 September 2026. The tender’s stated estimated value was also £45,000. The requirement was for services and was described as being set out in a request for proposals, with the investment-related procurement aligned to the bank’s standard financial instruction. The tender closed on 17 August 2026. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The opportunity was marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No lots or separate awards were identified.

This award indicates demand from the British Business Bank group for specialist legal support on an investment transaction involving BTIL. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need a strong corporate, investment and financial-services legal capability, with experience advising on transactions rather than only delivering routine legal work. The work was shaped through a request for proposals and followed the bank’s standard financial instruction, so suppliers would need to respond effectively to structured requirements and understand the governance expected by a development-bank group. The selected supplier was a large law firm, indicating that the buyer valued substantial specialist capacity and the ability to support a complex transaction. Relevant firms should be able to demonstrate comparable investment, banking or transaction experience and coordinated delivery in the Yorkshire and the Humber market.

## Notice

Legal work provided in the RFP (in relation to the proposed investment by BTIL this 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/7cbe7e8c-181b-4428-acbc-e4af8403bca6 |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Aug 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000 |
| 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 | Simmons & Simmons LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66513100 - Legal expenses insurance services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 10:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cbe7e8c-181b-4428-acbc-e4af8403bca6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cbe7e8c-181b-4428-acbc-e4af8403bca6
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1067237769
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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