AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Luton Council published an awarded contract notice for legal support services (BT1836 - Legal Support Contract - Stage). The notice records an active award to ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP, valued at £90,000, for 4 November 2025 to 30 April 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP following an open procedure.
Market significanceThis is a £90,000 legal-services award by Luton Council. The published delivery coverage includes the United Kingdom and several wider territories, but the notice does not explain the operational scope for each location.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-22eafd0f-ab75-442e-8b79-6633ae4a7f40-1 · 90000 GBP · active
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The award names Addleshaw Goddard LLP as supplier and gives a £90,000 award value. Supplier verification provides the legal name ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP (company number OC318149) through an exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The source labels the record as an 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder' and process stage as 'award'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-22eafd0f-ab75-442e-8b79-6633ae4a7f40-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
97% confidence3 November 2025
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The award record date is 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z.
Published award notice date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice document was published at 2026-10-14T09:44:31+01:00.
Contract period stated in award record
98% confidence4 November 2025 to 30 April 2028
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The award and tender contractPeriod fields state startDate 2025-11-04 and endDate 2028-04-30T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£90,000
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The active award value is 90000 GBP; the tender value is also 90000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe full published £90,000 value is associated with the single recorded award.
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and an award value of 90000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence31 October 2025, 17:00 UTC
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2025-10-31T17:00:00Z.
Award date
97% confidence3 November 2025
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The award date is 2025-11-03T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract start
98% confidence4 November 2025
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The published contractPeriod startDate is 2025-11-04T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
98% confidence30 April 2028
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The published contractPeriod endDate is 2028-04-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-14T09:44:31+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceLegal Support Contract - Stage
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This is the published tender title and description.
Primary category
99% confidenceLegal services (CPV 79100000)
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The tender classification is CPV 79100000, described as 'Legal services'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Published delivery coverage
91% confidenceUnited Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Oversea Territories and Rest of the World; a delivery postcode of LU1 2BQ is also listed.
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The tender item lists these delivery addresses and countries.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The source states procurementMethod 'open' and procurementMethodDetails 'Open procedure'.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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The tender suitability field sets sme to true.
VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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The tender suitability field sets vcse to false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence4 November 2025 to 30 April 2028
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The tender and active award contractPeriod fields provide these dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Pricing structure and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
96% confidenceThe notice records one supplier and one £90,000 award, with no lots published.
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One active award names one supplier; the lots dataset is empty and no lot IDs are assigned.
Award-notice timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after both the stated start date and award date.
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The stated start is 4 November 2025 and award date is 3 November 2025, while the award notice was published on 14 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was resolved by exact-name match to ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP, company number OC318149; no name mismatch is reported.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe award notice publication date is materially later than the stated award and contract-start dates.
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Published 14 October 2026; award dated 3 November 2025; stated start 4 November 2025.
Scope detail
98% confidenceLimited
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The published title and description are both 'Legal Support Contract - Stage'; detailed service requirements are not supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots are published
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source is an award notice and active award record; it does not explicitly state whether or when a contract was signed.
- The notice was published on 14 October 2026, after the stated award date and contract start date.
- Detailed service requirements, deliverables, service levels and the meaning of 'Stage' are not supplied.
- No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or lot-level values are published.
- Extension, option, renewal and termination provisions are not supplied.
- The broad delivery-country list is published without explaining which services apply in each territory.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Luton CouncilADDLESHAW GODDARD LLPlegal serviceslegal support contract£90,000open procedureContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Luton Council's BT1836 Legal Support Contract - Stage?
The active award record names ADDLESHAW GODDARD LLP as the supplier.
What is the published value of the legal support award?
The published award value is £90,000.
What procedure was used?
The notice identifies an open procedure.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 30 April 2028.
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