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title: "Retainer for Specialist PFI Legal, Commercial and Contract Management Advice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0786ca"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Leeds City Council"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# Retainer for Specialist PFI Legal, Commercial and Contract Management Advice

Buyer: Leeds City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786ca

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## Summary

Leeds City Council appointed specialist advice to support its portfolio of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts. The work covers legal, commercial and contract management advice across live and anticipated issues, rather than a single project. Examples include interpreting project documents and advising on commercial negotiations for a heating sideletter under the Swarcliffe PFI, as well as matters concerning waste PFI arrangements, contract variations and future service delivery models. The services are for the Council’s PFI portfolio in Leeds. This requirement reflects the Council’s growing need for specialist expertise to manage contractual and commercial issues across several PFI arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Local Partnerships LLP. Leeds City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 22 July 2026 and runs from 23 July 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its gross value is £90,000. The award covers one lot and legal services. The stated requirement spans advice across the Council’s PFI portfolio, including support on project documentation, commercial negotiations, waste arrangements, contract variations and future service models. No separate evaluation basis is set out for the direct award.

For suppliers hoping to serve Leeds City Council’s PFI portfolio in future, this award demonstrates demand for joined-up legal, commercial and contract management expertise rather than advice on a single project. A credible competitor would need to interpret complex PFI project documentation and advise on commercial negotiations, contract variations, waste arrangements and changes to service delivery models. The requirement is suited to a provider able to work across several live and anticipated portfolio issues, combining legal analysis with practical commercial and contract-management advice. Local Partnerships LLP, a large supplier, was selected through a below-threshold direct award without competition; this is the route used for this contract and does not establish that a future procurement will follow the same process.

## Notice

The Council is facing an increasing requirement for specialist PFI legal, commercial and contract management advice. The requirement is driven by a number of live and anticipated issues across the portfolio rather than a single project. Recent examples include the Swarcliffe PFI heating sideletter negotiations, where specialist interpretation of project documentation and commercial advice has been required, together with wider matters relating to waste PFI arrangements, contract variations and future service delivery models.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096660-2026 |
| 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 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £90,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Leeds City Council |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 1UR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Local Partnerships LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 15:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096660-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096660-2026
  13th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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