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title: "Legal for Commercial Services"
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# Legal for Commercial Services

Buyer: British Business Bank  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d8b1bb9b-76cc-4f92-aa02-3075b32932de

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## Summary

British Business Bank PLC procured legal services for reviewing lease agreements and related commercial-service requirements. The work falls within the legal services category and is classified under CPV 79100000. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, with the buyer based in Sheffield, England. This is a professional services requirement rather than a supply of goods or construction works. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so it is relevant to specialist legal practices and other suitably structured firms able to advise a public-sector financial institution on commercial leasing arrangements. The selected supplier, Wake Smith Solicitors Limited, is also an SME based in Sheffield, indicating that the requirement was delivered by a locally based specialist practice.

The procurement has been completed and was awarded to Wake Smith Solicitors Limited on 6 August 2026. The awarded value is £75,000. The contract runs from 7 August 2026 to 6 August 2027. The requirement was handled through a limited procedure using a competitive quotation below the applicable threshold. The submission deadline was 6 August 2026. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The contract covers the legal-services requirement as a single procurement rather than separate lots. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one award, with the contract value matching the estimated procurement value. Evaluation was conducted through the competitive quotation process; no separate quality, price or weighting criteria are stated in the available procurement information.

This procurement demonstrates demand from British Business Bank PLC for specialist legal advice on commercial lease agreements, delivered through a below-threshold competitive quotation route. A credible future competitor would need a practising legal team with relevant commercial property and lease-review capability, able to interpret, negotiate and advise on agreements used in a business setting. The buyer’s use of an SME supplier shows that a focused legal practice can be suitable for this type of requirement, without needing the scale of a large national firm. Firms seeking similar work should be able to provide clear, commercially practical advice, manage the buyer’s contractual risks, and demonstrate reliable delivery of legal services for a public-sector financial institution.

## Notice

Legal services to look at lease agreements

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/530b82c1-d84c-4156-a511-28b665133e9b |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Aug 2026 - 6 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £75,000 |
| 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 Bank |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Wake Smith Solicitors Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 09:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/530b82c1-d84c-4156-a511-28b665133e9b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/530b82c1-d84c-4156-a511-28b665133e9b
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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