Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Legal services
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Legal services. 377 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
377
awards tracked
£1171m
total contract value
£3.1m
average award size
16.3%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Legal services
Core Legal Services
Awarded to Gowling WLG (UK) LLP on 13 Oct 2026 · Independent Parliamentry Standards Authority
£800k
IP Litigation
Awarded to Burges Salmon LLP on 6 Oct 2026 · UK Hydrographic Office
£150k
Legal Support
Awarded to TLT LLP on 14 Sept 2026 · Cabinet Office
£40k
DA from NEPO for Appointment of DWF Lawyers
Awarded to DWF Law LLP on 13 Sept 2026 · Stockton on Tees Borough Council
£70k
Provision of ongoing Legal Advice to support IRS Contract for Velindre University NHS Trust
Awarded to BLAKE MORGAN LLP on 10 Sept 2026 · Velindre University NHS Trust
£50k
Legal Advice
Awarded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP on 7 Sept 2026 · NS&I
£1.2m
GBE-N Legal Development Consent Order
Awarded to TLT LLP on 31 Aug 2026 · GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR
£8m
120000.00
Awarded to Gowling WLG (UK) LLP on 27 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence
£120k
Provision of Legal Advisers for the Public Ownership Programme
Awarded to Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP on 26 Aug 2026 · DFT OPERATOR LIMITED
£3.6m
CP2857-26 - Contractual, Legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Advisory Support
Awarded to Bevan Brittan on 23 Aug 2026 · Devon County Council
£500k
The Provision of Legal Services for Income and Debt
Awarded to Wilkin Chapman LLP T/A Wilkin Chapman Rollites on 19 Aug 2026 · London Borough of Enfield
£1.3m
GBE-N Legal Services (Phase 3)
Awarded to Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP on 9 Aug 2026 · GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR
£5m
Sector pulse
Who procures in Legal services, and where the value sits
Legal services accounts for 377 tracked awards worth £1.2bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £3.1m. Legal services is procured mainly by DfTc - Department for Transport, British Patient Capital Limited and Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency). The biggest spender is DfTc - Department for Transport, with 35 awards totalling £33.9m. Geographically the work is spread across Any region, North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland, Yorkshire and The Humber. Only 16.3% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers. Volume is softening versus the prior month.
Who is buying in Legal services
Biggest single award
£180m
2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome
Won by Multiple Suppliers on 30 Sept 2025
Busiest month
Feb 26
43 awards published, totalling £17.5m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: softening.
Where the awards land
- Any region22%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland19%
- Yorkshire and The Humber18%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West15%
- West Midlands8%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Ashurst LLP
16 awards · £9.9m total
Burges Salmon LLP
15 awards · £6.3m total
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
14 awards · £8.4m total
Ashurst
13 awards · £615k total
TLT LLP
12 awards · £11.2m total
DWF Law LLP
11 awards · £7m total
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
10 awards · £17m total
Simmons & Simmons Llp
10 awards · £353k total
Related buyers
The buyers driving demand in Legal services.
How Bidwell helps
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