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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Legal Panel 2026

Pension Protection Fund · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 12:21.

Opportunity overview

We are seeking proposals from external, third-party suppliers in relation to the establishment of a panel to provide legal services to the Board of the Pension Protection Fund. Bidders will have the opportunity to bid on any of the four lots: Lot 1 Services (Legal Advisory Services) - maximum 4 bidders will be appointed to this lot. Lot 2 Services (Asset Management) - maximum 6 bidders will be appointed to this lot. Lot 3 Services (Real Estate) - maximum 3 bidders will be appointed to this lot. Lot 4 Services (Schemes in Assessment) - maximum 3 bidders will be appointed to this lot. The new panel will be live from Monday 2nd February 2026 and successfully appointed Bidders must be capable of commencing services from this date. The contract term will be for an initial term of 24-months with two optional extension periods of 12-months each to take the maximum possible term to 48 months (2+1+1). This notice is linked to a UK2 - Early Market Engagement Notice, with the below reference numbers. There appears to be a validation bug where we're unable to link the UK2 notice with this UK4 - Tender Opportunity notice, which we are raising with BravoSolutions. Notice number: 2025/S 000-011208 Procedure ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f8a3 Notice reference 2025-041381

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.

Bird & Bird

Matched by normalised name
Shared published award value
£3m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PTJN-2397-QWJT
Location
London, UKI31, EC4A 1JP, United Kingdom

Burges Salmon

Matched by normalised name
Shared published award value
£3m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCJC-9414-RZPH
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS2 0ZX, United Kingdom

Mills & Reeve LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£3m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQVY-8728-PGBR
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M1 7FS, United Kingdom

Osborne Clarke LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£3m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDTY-4264-MBQN
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6AJ, United Kingdom

Addleshaw Goddard

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£8m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PRWH-7564-XRYD
Location
London, UKI31, EC1Y 4AG, United Kingdom

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£8m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCVD-3453-HGXV
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M3 3AP, United Kingdom

Eversheds Sutherland

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£8m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQZP-9267-GMPV
Location
Leeds, UKE42, LS11 5DR, United Kingdom

Herbert Smith Freehills

Match processing…
Shared published award value
£8m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PRZW-5635-VGJW
Location
London, UKI31, EC2A 2EG, United Kingdom

Osborne Clarke LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£8m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDTY-4264-MBQN
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6AJ, United Kingdom

Pinsent Mason LLP

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£8m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 6 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCCJ-7195-ZBYD
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G2 7EQ, United Kingdom

Burges Salmon

Matched by normalised name
Shared published award value
£2m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCJC-9414-RZPH
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS2 0ZX, United Kingdom

Mills & Reeve LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£2m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQVY-8728-PGBR
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M1 7FS, United Kingdom

Osborne Clarke LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£2m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDTY-4264-MBQN
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6AJ, United Kingdom

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Match pending…
Shared published award value
£3m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCVD-3453-HGXV
Location
Manchester, UKD33, M3 3AP, United Kingdom

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£3m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMTV-6479-YMNX
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B4 6WR, United Kingdom

Osborne Clarke LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared published award value
£3m
Awarded
6 Jan 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDTY-4264-MBQN
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6AJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot Lot 1Value not stated
  • Lot Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot Lot 3Value not stated
  • Lot Lot 4Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
CS0801
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
Lot 1 and 2 - direct award based on fees submitted at tender stage. Or a further compeition can be conducted. Lot 3 and 4 - direct award based on fees agreed in the pre-defined rate card. Or a further compeition can be conducted.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
Lot 1
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
Lot 2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
Lot 3
Status
complete
Entry 4
Id
Lot 4
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Pension Protection Fund
Id
GB-PPON-PWMV-5634-ZZTL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWMV-5634-ZZTL

Address

Street Address
Renaissance,12 Dingwall Rd
Locality
Croydon
Postal Code
CR0 2NA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI62

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Addleshaw Goddard
Id
GB-PPON-PRWH-7564-XRYD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRWH-7564-XRYD

Address

Street Address
Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1Y 4AG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Bird & Bird
Id
GB-PPON-PTJN-2397-QWJT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTJN-2397-QWJT

Address

Street Address
12 New Fetter Lane
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 1JP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
Burges Salmon
Id
GB-PPON-PCJC-9414-RZPH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCJC-9414-RZPH

Address

Street Address
One Glass Wharf
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS2 0ZX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 5
Name
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
Id
GB-PPON-PCVD-3453-HGXV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCVD-3453-HGXV

Address

Street Address
1 The Avenue
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M3 3AP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 6
Name
Eversheds Sutherland
Id
GB-PPON-PQZP-9267-GMPV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQZP-9267-GMPV

Address

Street Address
Bridgewater Place
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS11 5DR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 7
Name
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PMTV-6479-YMNX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMTV-6479-YMNX

Address

Street Address
Two, Snowhill
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B4 6WR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 8
Name
Herbert Smith Freehills
Id
GB-PPON-PRZW-5635-VGJW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRZW-5635-VGJW

Address

Street Address
Exchange House, Primrose Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 2EG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 9
Name
Mills & Reeve LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PQVY-8728-PGBR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQVY-8728-PGBR

Address

Street Address
1 Circle Square, 3 Symphony Park
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M1 7FS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD33

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 10
Name
Osborne Clarke LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PDTY-4264-MBQN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDTY-4264-MBQN

Address

Street Address
5th Floor, Halo, Counterslip
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6AJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 11
Name
Pinsent Mason LLP
Id
GB-PPON-PCCJ-7195-ZBYD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCCJ-7195-ZBYD

Address

Street Address
141 Bothwell Street
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G2 7EQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM82

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
Lot 1
Related Lot
Lot 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQVY-8728-PGBR
Name
Mills & Reeve LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PCJC-9414-RZPH
Name
Burges Salmon
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PDTY-4264-MBQN
Name
Osborne Clarke LLP
Supplier 4
Id
GB-PPON-PTJN-2397-QWJT
Name
Bird & Bird

Related lots

Lot 1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
Lot 2
Related Lot
Lot 2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCCJ-7195-ZBYD
Name
Pinsent Mason LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PCVD-3453-HGXV
Name
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PDTY-4264-MBQN
Name
Osborne Clarke LLP
Supplier 4
Id
GB-PPON-PQZP-9267-GMPV
Name
Eversheds Sutherland
Supplier 5
Id
GB-PPON-PRWH-7564-XRYD
Name
Addleshaw Goddard
Supplier 6
Id
GB-PPON-PRZW-5635-VGJW
Name
Herbert Smith Freehills

Related lots

Lot 2
Award 3
Id
3
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
Lot 3
Related Lot
Lot 3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQVY-8728-PGBR
Name
Mills & Reeve LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PCJC-9414-RZPH
Name
Burges Salmon
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PDTY-4264-MBQN
Name
Osborne Clarke LLP

Related lots

Lot 3
Award 4
Id
4
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
Lot 4
Related Lot
Lot 4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMTV-6479-YMNX
Name
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PCVD-3453-HGXV
Name
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
Supplier 3
Id
GB-PPON-PDTY-4264-MBQN
Name
Osborne Clarke LLP

Related lots

Lot 4

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Lot 1. Legal Advisory Services to the Board
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract term will be for an initial term of 24-months with two optional extension periods of 12-months each to take the maximum possible term to 48 months (2+1+1).

Value

Including VAT
3,600,000
Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
096887-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Oct 2026, 11:13
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Lot 2. Asset Management Services
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract term will be for an initial term of 24-months with two optional extension periods of 12-months each to take the maximum possible term to 48 months (2+1+1).

Value

Including VAT
9,600,000
Amount
8,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
096887-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Oct 2026, 11:13
Format
text/html
Entry 3
Id
3
Award ID
3
Title
Lot 3. Real Estate
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract term will be for an initial term of 24-months with two optional extension periods of 12-months each to take the maximum possible term to 48 months (2+1+1).

Value

Including VAT
2,400,000
Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
096887-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Oct 2026, 11:13
Format
text/html
Entry 4
Id
4
Award ID
4
Title
Lot 4. Schemes in Assessment
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
26 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jan 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract term will be for an initial term of 24-months with two optional extension periods of 12-months each to take the maximum possible term to 48 months (2+1+1).

Value

Including VAT
3,600,000
Amount
3,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
096887-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Oct 2026, 11:13
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Croydon · UKI62 · CR0 2NA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 000818-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 096887-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·

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

The Pension Protection Fund has concluded and signed four active legal-services panel contracts under its Legal Panel 2026 procurement. The panel covers legal advisory, asset management, real estate, and schemes in assessment services, with 16 supplier appointments across the four lots.

Published outcome signals

  • Procurement statusComplete; four awards and four contracts are active.Evidence: Tender status is "complete"; awards 1–4 and contracts 1–4 each have status "active".
  • Contract conclusionContracts explicitly recorded as signed on 26 January 2026.Evidence: Contracts 1–4 each state dateSigned: 2026-01-26.
  • Service commencement1 February 2026.Evidence: Contracts 1–4 each state period startDate: 2026-02-01.
98% approved-analysis confidence10 supplier records analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
096887-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059242
First published
6 Jan 2026
Last checked
14 Oct 2026, 12:21
Notice versions reviewed
2
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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
14 Oct 2026
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