AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a £40,000 legal-services call-off to MILLS & REEVE LLP. The work supports UK Research and Innovation with share-ownership transfers, holding-account consolidation and Land Registry filings.
Published outcomeThe award notice records one active award to MILLS & REEVE LLP under the Legal Services Panel Framework RM6240, Lot 1a.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, £40,000 framework direct award for specialist legal and paralegal support rather than an open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MILLS & REEVE LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-aa3d0011-ad39-4d4c-87a6-75fb4728a98f-1 · Lots RM6240 Lot 1a: Full Service Provision – England and Wales · 40000 GBP · active
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The award names Mills and Reeve LLP as supplier; verified company identity is MILLS & REEVE LLP (company number OC326165). The award value is £40,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description state “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award is recorded with status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence17 July 2026
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Award record date: 2026-07-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
98% confidence21 July 2026
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Award document datePublished: 2026-07-21T11:17:50+01:00.
Contract period
98% confidence3 August 2026 to 2 November 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify start 2026-08-03 and end 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£40,000
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The award value is 40000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole supplier and sole award.
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One award names one supplier, MILLS & REEVE LLP, with value 40000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender response deadline
97% confidence15 July 2026, 11:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-07-15T11:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence17 July 2026
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Award date: 2026-07-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
98% confidence21 July 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-07-21T11:17:50+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence3 August 2026
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Published contract period startDate: 2026-08-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
98% confidence2 November 2026
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Published contract period endDate: 2026-11-02T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceLegal services (CPV 79100000)
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Primary classification is CPV 79100000, “Legal services”.
Required services
99% confidenceLegal and paralegal support for share-ownership transfers, consolidation of holding accounts and Land Registry filings.
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The notice brief description specifies these activities for UK Research and Innovation.
Delivery geography
93% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect award / call-off from a framework agreement
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The notice says the procurement is being concluded as a Direct Award under the Legal Services Panel Framework; procurementMethodDetails is “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Framework
99% confidenceLegal Services Panel Framework RM6240, Lot 1a: Full Service Provision – England and Wales
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Stated in the procurement description.
Procurement method
96% confidenceSelective
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The published tender field procurementMethod is “selective”.
SME suitability flag
90% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
97% confidenceApproximately three months
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The published period runs from 3 August to 2 November 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
91% confidenceA fixed published award value of £40,000 is reported for a focused legal and paralegal assignment.
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The notice gives a £40,000 award value and describes specific transactional and Land Registry support.
Route-to-market observation
98% confidenceThe buyer used an established legal-services framework rather than publishing a call for competition.
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The description explicitly says it is an award notice, not a call for competition, and identifies a direct award under RM6240 Lot 1a.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source award names “Mills and Reeve LLP”, while the verified legal company name is “MILLS & REEVE LLP”. This analysis uses the verified legal name.
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Supplier verification is completed by company-number match for OC326165 and flags nameMismatch: true.
Award versus signature
96% confidenceThe notice records an active award and a planned/published contract period; it does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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Source is an award notice; no explicit signature or conclusion field is supplied.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tender scores, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm contract signature or provide a signed-contract date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual personnel, and extension or renewal terms.
- The source supplier spelling “Mills and Reeve LLP” differs from the verified legal company name “MILLS & REEVE LLP”; the verified legal name has been used.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MILLS & REEVE LLPUK Shared Business ServicesUK Research and Innovationlegal servicesRM6240Legal Services Panel FrameworkContracts Finderdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UK SBS Legal Services award?
MILLS & REEVE LLP, verified against company number OC326165.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £40,000.
What work is covered?
Legal and paralegal support for share-ownership transfers, holding-account consolidation and Land Registry filings for UK Research and Innovation.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a direct award/call-off from the Legal Services Panel Framework RM6240 Lot 1a.
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.