AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT published an active award for legal support for its new SABP Commercial Strategy. The award names GOWLING WLG (UK) LLP and has a published value of £100,000.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to GOWLING WLG (UK) LLP following a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a £100,000 legal-services call-off with a two-year published contract period. The notice does not publish competition, evaluation or pricing detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GOWLING WLG (UK) LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-071e75b6-0e56-4c1c-8e6c-bce2ee8be0ad-1 · 100000 GBP · active
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The active award names Gowling WLG (UK) LLP as supplier and states a value of £100,000. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to active company number OC304378 and verified legal name GOWLING WLG (UK) LLP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source status complete
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The process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and the notice is titled 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-071e75b6-0e56-4c1c-8e6c-bce2ee8be0ad-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T13:40:13+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-10-01 and endDate 2028-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£100,000
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The award value is 100000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with an award value of £100,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence28 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2026-09-28T12:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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The published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-20T13:40:13+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence30 September 2028
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The published contractPeriod endDate is 2028-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLegal support for a new SABP Commercial Strategy
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The notice title is 'Commercial Strategy Legal Support' and its description states: 'Legal Support for a new SABP Commercial Strategy.'
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79100000 — Legal services
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The primary classification is CPV 79100000, described as Legal services.
Delivery location
92% confidenceKT22 7AD, United Kingdom
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The tender item gives delivery addresses at postal code KT22 7AD and in the United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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The procurementMethodDetails state 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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The award contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Published duration
98% confidenceApproximately 24 months
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The published period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceFramework call-off for specialist legal support
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The notice describes legal support and identifies the route as a call-off from a framework agreement.
Value visibility
99% confidenceA single £100,000 award value is published; no rate card or pricing breakdown is provided
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The award value is £100,000 and no pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus execution evidence
99% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and publishes a contract period, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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The record is an awarded contract notice with award status 'active'; no signed-contract document or signature field is supplied.
Chronology check
99% confidenceThe published contract start date precedes the award date and award-notice publication date.
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Contract start is 1 October 2026; award date is 16 October 2026; notice publication is 20 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot allocation are published.
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The lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation on bids, evaluation, pricing, scope breakdown and extension terms is not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- The published contract start date of 1 October 2026 is earlier than the award date of 16 October 2026 and notice publication on 20 October 2026; the source does not explain this sequence.
- No bid count, bidder identities, scoring, award rationale, rate card or pricing breakdown is published.
- No lot titles, lot allocation, extension options or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GOWLING WLG (UK) LLPSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS FTCommercial Strategy Legal Supportlegal servicesframework call-offContracts Finder£100,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Commercial Strategy Legal Support contract?
GOWLING WLG (UK) LLP is the named supplier on the active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £100,000.
What is the published contract period?
The notice gives a period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states that this was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.