UKRI awards £49,500 legal services contract to Eversheds Sutherland

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:29.

Opportunity overview

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded as a direct award under the Legal Panel for Public Sector - RM6374 Framework

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.

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP

Matched by number

Contract value: £49.5k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 28 Sept 2026
Including VAT: £59.4k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH OC304065
Location: London, UKI31, EC2V 7WS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen 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: PS26297
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - award under framework
Competitive: No

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: UK Research and Innovation
Id: GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Locality: Swindon
Postal Code: SN2 1FL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK14

Contact

Email: commercial@ukri.org

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PMPN-7535-GNTG
Role Details: Shared Services Provider

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PMPN-7535-GNTG

Address

Street Address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Locality: Swindon
Postal Code: SN2 1FF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK14

Contact

Email: professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Organisation 3

Name: EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP
Id: GB-COH-OC304065

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: OC304065

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQZP-9267-GMPV

Address

Street Address: 1 Wood Street
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC2V 7WS
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Email: pitchteam@eversheds-sutherland.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.eversheds-sutherland.com ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79100000
Description: Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-OC304065
Name: EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 29 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 29 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 24 Sept 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 59,400
Amount: 49,500
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098355-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098355-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 11:03
Format: text/html

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-0503d3
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0503d3 ↗

Relationship

framework

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

098355-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 11:03

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

UK Research and Innovation has concluded a direct award to Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP for legal services supporting an HF Employment Tribunal. The contract was signed on 29 September 2026 and runs to 24 September 2027.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeContract details noticeEvidence: The record identifies the notice as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and states it is not a call for competition.
Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is "complete"; the published process display status is "awarded".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098355-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078a7c
First published: 19 Oct 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:29
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: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and active contract are recorded for Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP under the Legal Panel for Public Sector RM6374 framework.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold, non-competitive framework call-off for legal services, with a stated contract value of £49,500 excluding VAT (£59,400 including VAT).

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 49500 excluding VAT; 59400 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract

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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-OC304065; supplier verification matched company number OC304065 to Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP. The contract value is GBP 49,500 with amountGross GBP 59,400.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Contract details notice

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The record identifies the notice as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and states it is not a call for competition.

Procurement status

98% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is "complete"; the published process display status is "awarded".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status "active".

Contract signed

99% confidence

29 September 2026

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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-29.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£49,500

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Contract 1 value.amount is 49500 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£59,400

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 59400 GBP.

Lot-level value

98% confidence

Unknown

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Lot 1 has no published value; the contract is linked to the single award and lot.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

29 September 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-29.

Contract start

99% confidence

29 September 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-29.

Contract end

99% confidence

24 September 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-09-24.

Notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-19T11:03:27+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Legal services to support HF Employment Tribunal

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Process title: "PS26297 - The Provision of Legal Services to Support HF Employment Tribunal".

Service classification

99% confidence

CPV 79100000 — Legal services

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Award item additional classification is CPV 79100000, described as Legal services.

Lot structure

98% confidence

One lot recorded

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Tender lot 1 is the only listed lot; award and contract are linked to it.

Delivery location

96% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award delivery address region is UK.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Route to market

99% confidence

Direct award under Legal Panel for Public Sector RM6374 framework

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The description states the procurement is being concluded as a direct award under the Legal Panel for Public Sector RM6374 Framework.

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective; below-threshold award under framework

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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - award under framework".

Competitive process

99% confidence

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Tender competitive field is false.

Bidder count and evaluation information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

29 September 2026 to 24 September 2027

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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-29 and endDate is 2027-09-24.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Below threshold

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Contract aboveThreshold is false and tender details describe a below-threshold framework award.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

95% confidence

The published contract value relates to the single recorded contract, award and lot.

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Contract 1 links to award 1, and award 1 links to the sole listed lot, lot 1.

Market access signal

99% confidence

The requirement was sourced through the RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector framework rather than a new competition.

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The notice description explicitly identifies a direct award under RM6374 and records competitive as false.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078a7c
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

UK Research and Innovation

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The buyer party is UK Research and Innovation.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is "Public authority - central government".

Procuring entity

99% confidence

UK Shared Business Services Ltd

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UK Shared Business Services Ltd is listed as procuringEntity with role detail "Shared Services Provider".

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified legal entity: EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP (company number OC304065)

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Supplier verification matched the supplied GB-COH identifier OC304065 by company number and returned verified company name Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, with status Active.

Supplier size

96% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details records scale as "large".

VCSE status

96% confidence

Not a VCSE

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Supplier party details records vcse as false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

82% confidence

Around September 2027, based on the published end date

View supporting evidence

This is an estimate derived solely from the contract end date of 24 September 2027; no renewal or extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Notice context

99% confidence

This is a post-award contract details notice, not a call for competition.

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The notice description explicitly says it is not a call for competition.

Missing award date

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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Award 1 has no award_date field populated.

Limited lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.

View supporting evidence

The lot record contains no title, description or value amount.

Limited competition detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale.

View supporting evidence

No such fields are present in the supplied record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing detail or reasons for supplier selection.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
No published extension, renewal or option terms were supplied. The renewal horizon is only an estimate based on the contract end date.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the UKRI legal services contract?

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, verified against company number OC304065.

What is the contract value?

£49,500 excluding VAT, or £59,400 including VAT.

Was this competitively tendered?

No. The notice records a direct, below-threshold award under the Legal Panel for Public Sector RM6374 framework.

When does the contract end?

The published contract end date is 24 September 2027.

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.

PS26297 - The Provision of Legal Services to Support HF Employment Tribunal

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) LLP

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Value

Documents

Related procurements

Relationship

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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