AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED published an award notice for Project Wire legal services. The notice names HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER INTERNATIONAL LLP as supplier under GCA RM6360 Lot 3, Finance and High Risk / Innovation.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £27,500 GBP, to HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER INTERNATIONAL LLP.
Market significanceA small, single-supplier legal-services award using the RM6360 Legal Panel for Government is recorded.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER INTERNATIONAL LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-0ba13f87-cd79-45b4-a30e-31d69356827b-1 · 27500 GBP · active
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The active award names supplier "Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP" and has value £27,500. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to verified legal name HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER INTERNATIONAL LLP, company number OC323639.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source tender status complete and award status active
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Process display_status is "awarded"; source_status is "complete"; the sole award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence28 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-15T10:35:30+01:00.
Contract period stated in notice
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod give startDate 2026-10-01 and endDate 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£27,500 GBP
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The sole award value is amount 27500, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the sole named supplier
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The award names one supplier and reports one award value of £27,500 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender response deadline
98% confidence28 September 2026
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Tender tenderPeriod endDate: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence28 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T10:35:30+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceLegal services for Project Wire BBFL
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Notice description: "Legal Services Project Wire BBFL".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79100000 — Legal services
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Primary classification is CPV 79100000, "Legal services".
Framework route stated
98% confidenceGovernment Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, Lot 3: Finance and High Risk / Innovation
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Notice description states that BBFL utilised the GCA RM6360 Legal Panel for Government Lot 3 Finance and High Risk / Innovation.
Delivery region
95% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceOther - Not Specified
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tender procurementMethodDetails is "Other - Not Specified".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bids received, bidders, evaluation scores and selection rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
98% confidenceSME: false; VCSE: false
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Tender suitability states sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions were supplied in the notice data.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly a total award value of £27,500 GBP is published
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The award supplies a single value and no rate card, pricing schedule or payment breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
97% confidenceThe notice identifies RM6360 Lot 3 as the procurement route for a finance and high-risk/innovation legal requirement.
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Notice description explicitly names GCA RM6360 Legal Panel for Government Lot 3 Finance and High Risk / Innovation.
Award scale
96% confidenceThe published award value is £27,500 GBP for the stated six-month contract period.
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Award value is £27,500 GBP; stated dates run from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-stage interpretation
99% confidenceThis is an awarded-contract notice with an active award record; the source provides a stated contract period but does not explicitly evidence signature.
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Notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; award status is active; no signature field or executed contract document is supplied.
Tender deadline and award-date overlap
99% confidenceThe published tender response deadline and award date are both 28 September 2026.
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Tender endDate and award date each state 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot allocation
98% confidenceNo structured lot ID is supplied, although the description references RM6360 Lot 3.
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lots is empty and award lot_ids_json is null; the narrative description names Lot 3.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, detailed pricing and extension terms.
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No such fields or documents are included in the supplied award data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, selection rationale or award justification is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- No structured lot ID or individual lot allocation is supplied; Lot 3 appears only in the narrative framework reference.
- No detailed pricing, deliverables, service levels or contract documents are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Project WireHOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER INTERNATIONAL LLPBIP SOLUTIONS LIMITEDRM6360legal servicesContracts FinderGCA Legal Panel for Government
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Project Wire legal services award?
HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER INTERNATIONAL LLP is the sole named supplier on the active award record.
What is the published award value?
The sole award is valued at £27,500 GBP.
Which framework route is referenced?
The notice references the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, Lot 3: Finance and High Risk / Innovation.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 31 March 2027.
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.