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title: "Legal Advice to Pension Fund"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f998"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Isle of Wight Council"
published: "2026-09-14"
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# Legal Advice to Pension Fund

Buyer: Isle of Wight Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f998

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## Summary

The Isle of Wight Council procured legal advisory services for its pension fund. The requirement covers various forms of legal advice supporting the fund, rather than general council legal services. It is a professional services opportunity for law firms or specialist legal practices able to advise a public-sector pension fund. The work is associated with the Isle of Wight, with delivery within the United Kingdom. The council is the public body buying and managing the requirement. The procurement sits within the broad financial and insurance services category, although the described service is legal advice to the pension fund. The appointed supplier is Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, a large legal practice, indicating that the requirement was suitable for a supplier with the breadth and organisational capacity to provide ongoing specialist advice to a council pension fund.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. One lot was completed, and the contract was awarded to Gowling WLG (UK) LLP. The contract was signed on 1 April 2024 and runs from 19 April 2024 to 30 September 2026. Its value is £140,000 excluding VAT, or £168,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was therefore evaluated and concluded through a non-competitive route rather than an open tender, and the recorded outcome is a single supplier appointment. The stated procurement method and below-threshold status are important indicators for businesses assessing the council’s route to market for similar pension-fund legal requirements.

This procurement demonstrates recurring demand from the Isle of Wight Council for external legal advice to support its pension fund. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide specialist legal services relevant to pension-fund matters, work effectively with a public-sector council and support a range of advice needs rather than a single narrowly defined task. The successful supplier’s classification as a large organisation suggests that breadth of expertise, resilience and the capacity to provide continuing advice were commercially relevant. Firms considering this buyer should therefore assess their pension, financial-services and public-sector legal capability, their ability to manage varied instructions and their capacity to deliver a dependable service for a council pension fund.

## Notice

various items of legal advice to the pension fund

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087077-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 19 Apr 2024 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £140,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Isle of Wight Council |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Postcode area | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO30 1UD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ34 Isle of Wight |
| Local authority | Isle of Wight |
| Electoral ward | Newport Central |
| Westminster constituency | Isle of Wight West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gowling WLG (UK) LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 18:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087077-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087077-2026
  14th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://gowlingwlg.com/en-gb
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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