Heart of Barrow Legal Services Contract Award | Westmorland and Furness Council

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 16:17.

Opportunity overview

Westmorland and Furness Council has procured a contract for legal services to support the Council in delivery of the Heart of Barrow business case and objectives

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Browne Jacobson LLP

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £450k
Awarded: 22 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH OC306448

DWF Law LLP

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £450k
Awarded: 22 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH OC423384

Freeths LLP

Matched by number

Shared published award value: £450k
Awarded: 22 Sept 2026
Suppliers: One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH OC304688

Classification

CPV79100000 — Legal services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: NWLC
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79100000
Description: Legal services

Tender Period

Ends: 14 May 2026, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Dec 2031, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: North West
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/zZcz7M3s
Name: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL

Identifier

Legal Name: WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/zZcz7M3s

Address

Street Address: Treasurers Department
Locality: KENDAL
Postal Code: LA94DQ
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: Pam Moffatt
Email: procurement.capital@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-OC304688
Name: Freeths LLP

Identifier

Legal Name: Freeths LLP
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: OC304688

Address

Street Address: 80 Mount Street, Nottingham NG1 6HH

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Organisation 3

Id: GB-COH-OC306448
Name: Browne Jacobson LLP

Identifier

Legal Name: Browne Jacobson LLP
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: OC306448

Address

Street Address: Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham NG2 1BJ

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Organisation 4

Id: GB-COH-OC423384
Name: DWF Law LLP

Identifier

Legal Name: DWF Law LLP
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: OC423384

Address

Street Address: 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester M3 3AA

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1
Status: active
Date: 23 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 14:39

Value

Amount: 450,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-OC304688
Name: Freeths LLP

Supplier 2

Id: GB-COH-OC306448
Name: Browne Jacobson LLP

Supplier 3

Id: GB-COH-OC423384
Name: DWF Law LLP

Contract period

Starts: 28 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Dec 2031, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10fbc5f0-a937-4e6b-8df9-d276f3fd14e9 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 14:39
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · KENDAL · LA94DQ · England
Delivery location · North West · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

10fbc5f0-a937-4e6b-8df9-d276f3fd14e9-918440Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 20 Oct 2026, 14:39

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Westmorland and Furness Council published an award notice for legal services supporting the Heart of Barrow business case and objectives. The active award names three verified suppliers: BROWNE JACOBSON LLP, DWF LAW LLP and FREETHS LLP.

Published outcome signals

Notice stageAwardEvidence: The record is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and has stage "award".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1 has status "active".
Award decision date23 September 2026Evidence: The award date is 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence3 supplier records analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 10fbc5f0-a937-4e6b-8df9-d276f3fd14e9-918440
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 16:17
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

A £450,000 GBP award was recorded on 23 September 2026 through a call-off from a framework agreement. The published data does not allocate value, workshare or lots between the three suppliers.

Market significance

This is a multi-supplier legal-services call-off covering delivery in the North West, with a published contract period from 28 September 2026 to 30 December 2031.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

3 supplier records analysed

BROWNE JACOBSON LLP

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Verified supplier named on active award

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Verified Companies House number OC306448; named among the suppliers on the active award. No lot or supplier-level value is published.

DWF LAW LLP

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Verified supplier named on active award

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Verified Companies House number OC423384; named among the suppliers on the active award. No lot or supplier-level value is published.

FREETHS LLP

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Verified supplier named on active award

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Verified Companies House number OC304688; named among the suppliers on the active award. No lot or supplier-level value is published.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice stage

99% confidence

Award

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The record is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and has stage "award".

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945-1 has status "active".

Award decision date

98% confidence

23 September 2026

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The award date is 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.

Published contract period

98% confidence

28 September 2026 to 30 December 2031

View supporting evidence

The award and tender contractPeriod give startDate 2026-09-28 and endDate 2031-12-30T23:59:59Z.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£450,000 GBP

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The award value is amount 450000, currency GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Shared or unallocated across three named suppliers

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One £450,000 award names three suppliers and no supplier-level or lot-level allocation is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

98% confidence

14 May 2026, 17:00 BST

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Tender period endDate is 2026-05-14T17:00:00+01:00.

Award date

98% confidence

23 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract period start

98% confidence

28 September 2026

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Published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T14:39:10+01:00.

Contract period end

98% confidence

30 December 2031

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Published contractPeriod endDate is 2031-12-30T23:59:59Z.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Legal services supporting delivery of the Heart of Barrow business case and objectives

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The tender description states this purpose.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 79100000 — Legal services

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The tender classification is CPV 79100000, described as Legal services.

Delivery geography

96% confidence

North West, United Kingdom

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The tender item delivery address specifies region North West and country United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of bids and evaluation results not published

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No bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation information is supplied in the notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published term

98% confidence

28 September 2026 to 30 December 2031

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The published contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.

Extension and renewal terms

99% confidence

Not published

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No extension or renewal provision is supplied in the notice data.

SME suitability flag

95% confidence

Yes

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Tender suitability records sme: true.

VCSE suitability flag

95% confidence

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Tender suitability records vcse: false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

98% confidence

Three suppliers are named under one active award, without published allocation of value or workshare

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The single active award names three suppliers and provides only one total value of £450,000.

Route to market

99% confidence

Framework call-off

View supporting evidence

The published procedure detail states that this was a call-off from a framework agreement.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-fae535a7-98d4-4dff-9c4e-42a24f057945
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL

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The process buyer_name and buyer party identify WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL.

Buyer location

95% confidence

Kendal, England

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The buyer party address gives locality KENDAL and country England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified supplier identities

99% confidence

All three named suppliers are verified by supplied Companies House numbers

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification identifies BROWNE JACOBSON LLP (OC306448), DWF LAW LLP (OC423384), and FREETHS LLP (OC304688) as verified and active.

Published supplier scale

95% confidence

Large for each named supplier

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Each supplier party has details.scale recorded as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal review point

85% confidence

Around 30 December 2031

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This is an estimate derived solely from the explicit published contract end date of 30 December 2031; it is not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier-to-value allocation

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

The £450,000 award is shared at award level across three suppliers; individual supplier values are absent.

Lot allocation

99% confidence

Not published

View supporting evidence

No lots or lot identifiers are supplied.

Contract conclusion evidence

99% confidence

The notice supports an active award and published contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed

View supporting evidence

The source is an award notice and contains an active award status; no signature field or signed-contract evidence is supplied.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published £450,000 value is not allocated among BROWNE JACOBSON LLP, DWF LAW LLP and FREETHS LLP.
No lots, lot titles, workshare, pricing breakdown or individual supplier values are supplied.
Information on bid numbers, unsuccessful tenderers, evaluation criteria, scores and reasons for award is not supplied in the published notice.
The notice does not explicitly provide signed-contract evidence.
Extension, renewal and termination provisions are not supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was named in the Heart of Barrow legal services award?

BROWNE JACOBSON LLP, DWF LAW LLP and FREETHS LLP are named on the active award.

What is the value of the Heart of Barrow legal services award?

The published award value is £450,000 GBP. The notice does not allocate this value between the three named suppliers.

What procurement route was used?

The notice describes a selective procurement conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement.

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.

Legal Services Contract for the Heart of Barrow

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Browne Jacobson LLP

DWF Law LLP

Freeths LLP

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

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Identifier

Address

Details

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Identifier

Address

Details

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Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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