AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED published an award notice for Project White, covering legal services under the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3 (Finance and High Risk / Innovation). The notice identifies ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP as the awarded supplier.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £32,000. The published award data gives a contract period from 10 September 2026 to 30 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration legal-services award using a named government legal panel route. No competition, evaluation or pricing detail is published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-66a67fa7-c637-48fc-b5ed-f24febefd4b2-1 · 32000 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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The award names Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP as supplier. Supplier verification provides verified company name ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP and company number OC330252 via exact-name matching.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded / active award record
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The process display status is "awarded" and the sole award has status "active".
Award date
98% confidence8 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T10:31:04+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice data does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£32,000
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The sole award value is 32000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award is published, with one supplier, and the award value is £32,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence8 September 2026
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence8 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
98% confidence30 October 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Published duration
95% confidenceAbout 51 days
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Calculated from the published start date of 10 September 2026 and end date of 30 October 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceProject White legal services
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Title: "GB-Sheffield: Project White"; description: "Legal Services Project White".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79100000 — Legal services
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Primary classification is CPV 79100000, described as Legal services.
Framework/panel route
97% confidenceGovernment Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3 Finance and High Risk / Innovation
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The notice description states that BBFSL utilised the GCA RM6360 Legal Panel for Government Lot 3 Finance and High Risk / Innovation.
Delivery region
97% 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
Published procurement-method detail
99% confidenceOther - Not Specified
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procurementMethodDetails is recorded as "Other - Not Specified".
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
97% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability records sme=false and vcse=false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
98% confidence10 September 2026 to 30 October 2026
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The award contractPeriod states these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Contract execution status
99% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The source records an active award and a contract period but provides no explicit signature or execution confirmation.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
96% confidence£32,000 legal-services award with a short published term and a panel-based route
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The published award value is £32,000; the stated period is 10 September to 30 October 2026; the description cites RM6360 Lot 3.
Supplier market signal
98% confidenceThe notice records a single supplier award to ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP
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The sole published award lists one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-to-notice timing
99% confidenceThe award date predates publication of the award notice
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Award date is 8 September 2026; award notice publication is 15 October 2026.
Buyer/user relationship
96% confidenceThe relationship between published buyer BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED and BBFSL named in the description is not explained
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BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED is the buyer, while the description says BBFSL utilised the panel.
Lot allocation
98% confidenceNo structured lot records or award lot IDs are supplied
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The narrative references RM6360 Lot 3, but the supplied lots list is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Unpublished award detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bid prices, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed or otherwise executed.
- No structured lot data or award-to-lot allocation is published; the RM6360 Lot 3 reference appears only in the requirement narrative.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology or scores, bid prices, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
- The notice identifies BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED as buyer but refers to BBFSL as the panel user without explaining their relationship.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Project WhiteASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLPBIP SOLUTIONS LIMITEDlegal servicesRM6360Government Commercial AgencyContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Project White legal services award?
ASHURST PERKINS COIE UK LLP is the named supplier for the sole published award.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £32,000.
Which procurement route is referenced?
The description references the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel, Lot 3 Finance and High Risk / Innovation.
When is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 10 September 2026 to 30 October 2026. The notice does not explicitly confirm contract 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.