AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED published an award notice for Project Trellis, covering legal services. The active award names ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP and reports a total award value of £32,000.
Published outcomeAn active award was recorded on 5 October 2026 and published on 8 October 2026. The notice reports a contract period from 7 October to 30 November 2026; it does not explicitly evidence signature.
Market significanceA short-duration legal-services engagement was awarded through the GCA RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, Lot 3 (Finance and High Risk / Innovation).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5c952244-ca97-4d15-9c58-ec9f394c54a4-1 · Lots No individual lot allocation published · 32000 GBP · Active awardee
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The active award names Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP. Supplier verification gives the verified legal name ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP, company number OC330252.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process display status is “awarded”; release history is tagged “award”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-5c952244-ca97-4d15-9c58-ec9f394c54a4-1 has status “active”.
Contract conclusion
94% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The source provides an award notice and contract-period dates but no explicit signature or conclusion record.
VALUES
Published values explained
Reported award value
99% confidence£32,000
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The award value and tender value are both GBP 32,000.
Value allocation
94% confidenceSingle-award total; no lot-level breakdown published
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One award and one named supplier are published; no lots or individual lot values are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice publication date: 2026-10-08T15:21:28+01:00.
Reported contract period
99% confidence7 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod state these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLegal services for Project Trellis
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Title: “GB-Sheffield: Project Trellis”; description identifies “Legal Services Project Trellis”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79100000 — Legal services
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Primary classification is CPV 79100000, “Legal services”.
Delivery area
95% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address names Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
95% confidenceGCA RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, Lot 3 Finance and High Risk / Innovation
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The published description states that BBFSL utilised this panel and lot.
Procurement method
99% confidenceOther — Not Disclosed
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procurementMethodDetails is “Other - Not Disclosed”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results or scoring are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Reported period
99% confidence7 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
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The published contractPeriod gives these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are published.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
98% confidenceShort reported legal-services engagement valued at £32,000
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The notice reports legal services, £32,000 value, and a period from 7 October to 30 November 2026.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No award rationale, quality assessment, price assessment or savings information is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and period evidence
95% confidenceAward publication and reported period are clear, but signature is not evidenced
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An active award and contractPeriod are published; no signed-contract field or document is supplied.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP, OC330252.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, and savings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: individual lot allocation, lot-level value, and detailed service deliverables.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: explicit contract signature or conclusion evidence.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option, or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Project TrellisBIP SolutionsASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLPlegal services awardRM6360GCA Legal Panel for Government
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier for Project Trellis?
ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP was named in the active award record.
What was the reported award value?
The published award value was £32,000.
Was a signed contract published?
No. The source publishes an award notice and contract-period dates, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
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.