AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leeds City Council awarded a below-threshold direct contract to LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP for specialist PFI legal, commercial and contract-management advice across its PFI portfolio.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and has an associated active contract. The source explicitly records the contract as signed on 22 July 2026, running from 23 July 2026 to 31 March 2028.
Market significanceThis is a £90,000 gross specialist advisory engagement covering live and anticipated PFI matters, including heating-sideletter negotiations, waste PFI arrangements, variations and future service-delivery models.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £90,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and associated active contract
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Award 1 identifies Local Partnerships LLP as supplier. Supplier verification gives verified company name LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP and company number OC346845. The £90,000 gross value is recorded on Contract 1, which is linked solely to Award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; process source status is “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 22 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-22.
Contract period
99% confidence23 July 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-07-23 and endDate 2028-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£90,000 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 90000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to Award 1 / Lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1; Award 1 relates to Lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence22 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-22.
Contract start
99% confidence23 July 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-07-23.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist PFI legal, commercial and contract-management advice
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Tender title and description state this requirement.
Portfolio context
99% confidenceAdvice is required across a portfolio of live and anticipated issues rather than for a single project.
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Tender description states that the requirement is driven by portfolio issues rather than a single project.
Examples of matters
99% confidenceSwarcliffe PFI heating-sideletter negotiations, waste PFI arrangements, contract variations and future service-delivery models
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These examples are listed in the tender description.
Procurement classification
99% confidenceLegal services (CPV 79100000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 79100000, described as Legal services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated direct below-threshold method.
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The published data identifies the method but contains no bid or evaluation records.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence23 July 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Contract period is explicitly recorded in Contract 1.
Gross value
99% confidence£90,000
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Contract 1 records amountGross of 90000 GBP.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand signal
95% confidenceThe Council describes an increasing need for specialist advice across multiple PFI issues.
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Tender description says the Council is facing an increasing requirement and cites live and anticipated portfolio matters.
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe engagement was let through a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Service emphasis
95% confidenceThe scope combines legal interpretation with commercial and contract-management advice.
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The description refers to specialist interpretation of project documentation, commercial advice, legal matters and contract management.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier-verification record identifies LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP, company number OC346845, with status “verified” and exact-name match method.
Value clarity
98% confidenceClear at contract level
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A single active contract linked to the single award records £90,000 gross.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender submissions, bidder count, award rationale, scoring or evaluation information is present.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after the recorded signature and start dates.
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Signature is 22 July 2026, start is 23 July 2026, and notice publication is 13 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; the renewal horizon is only an estimate derived from the stated end date.
- No tender start date, submission deadline or separate award decision date is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leeds City CouncilLOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLPPFI advisory contractPFI legal servicescontract management advicepublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Leeds City Council's PFI advisory contract?
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP, verified as company number OC346845, is the supplier named for Award 1.
What is the contract value?
The associated contract value is £90,000 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 23 July 2026 to 31 March 2028.
How was the contract procured?
The notice states a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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