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title: "PS26207 - Governance and funding review"
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# PS26207 - Governance and funding review

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe95d08f-bb02-439c-b7bf-94fc369fc936

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## Summary

UK Shared Business Services Limited procured a governance review for UK Research and Innovation’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (UKRI-BBSRC). The requirement falls within legal services and is intended to examine governance and funding arrangements. The work is delivered for the buyer in Swindon, England. This is a professional services assignment rather than the supply of goods, construction or operational delivery. The named buying organisation is UK Shared Business Services Limited, which manages the procurement for the public-sector client. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so firms of that scale may be relevant where they provide governance review and related legal advisory services.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete; it was concluded as a direct award under the RM6360 framework, using a selective call-off from that framework rather than an open competition. DLA Piper UK LLP was awarded the contract on 8 July 2026 for £15,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 8 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. The tender submission deadline was 7 July 2026. UK Shared Business Services Limited is the buyer. The recorded procurement category is services, with legal services as the classification. The award is active and the contract requirement concerns one governance and funding review.

For firms that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates a public-sector requirement for focused governance and funding review work, delivered through a framework call-off and direct-award route. Relevant competitors would need credible legal-services expertise in reviewing governance arrangements and funding structures, together with the ability to provide clear, proportionate advice for a public research organisation. The successful supplier was a large legal practice, indicating that established legal capability and the capacity to undertake a defined advisory review were acceptable to the buyer. However, the procurement records the requirement as suitable for SMEs, so smaller specialist legal or governance advisory firms could be credible for a future requirement if they can access the relevant framework route and evidence comparable expertise.

## Notice

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** Award notice for the supply of a Governance Review for UKRI- BBSRC ***** This procurement is being concluded as a direct award under the RM6360 framework*****

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1dbddf5c-3f7e-4f9f-9fe6-09fdd0999360 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,000 |
| 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 | DLA PIPER UK LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 12:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1dbddf5c-3f7e-4f9f-9fe6-09fdd0999360

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1dbddf5c-3f7e-4f9f-9fe6-09fdd0999360
  14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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