Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- British Business Bank plc · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- DLA Piper UK LLP SME
- Value
- £25,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Aug 2026
- Published20 Oct 2026Published 57 days after the contract date
Description
The contract will provide legal and transaction support for implementation of amendments to the Growth Guarantee Scheme. The supplier will work with the Buyer's legal team to establish and operate a HighQ portal; support preparation, population and upload of template guarantee, amendment and restatement agreements and lending limit letters; apply agreed Buyer signatures when instructed; issue standard communications and DocuSign envelopes to participating lenders; monitor responses and send reminders; refer substantive legal queries to the Buyer; correct and reissue documents where lender details change; and check that completed documents have been duly executed. The requirement was called off from the Crown Commercial Service Legal Panel for Government framework (RM6360), using the relevant lot and framework call-off procedure, and this Contracts Finder notice records the proposed award of the resulting call-off contract.
About the supplier
DLA Piper UK LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC307847).