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Commercial law tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
76 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
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76 contracts across the UK, of any size
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Awarded 29 September 2026
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Ministry of Defence · East of England
Awarded 28 September 2026
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DFT OPERATOR LIMITED
Awarded 11 September 2026
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Burges Salmon won the most commercial law contracts
Ashurst won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
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| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burges Salmon South West · See every contract | 10 | £1.8m | 7 | ||
| 2 | DLA Piper London · See every contract | 8 | £1.3m | 6 | ||
| 3 | Ashurst London · See every contract | 7 | £3.9m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Mills & Reeve East of England · See every contract | 3 | £2m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | DWF West Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £1.2m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Hogan Lovells London · See every contract | 3 | £298k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Browne Jacobson West Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £164k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Eversheds Sutherland West Midlands · See every contract | 3 | £141k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP North East · See every contract | 3 | £45k | 2 | ||
| 10joint | DAC Beachcroft North East · See every contract | 2 | £3m | 2 |
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Who buys
41 buyers awarded commercial law contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
15 buyers bought commercial law more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many commercial law contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Each dot is a buyer: how many commercial law contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
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Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Midlands Combined Authority | 12 | £834k |
| 2 | Department for Business and Trade | 5 | £4.2m |
| 3 | Ministry of Defence | 4 | £1.8m |
| 4 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) | 4 | £1.7m |
| 5 | Highways England | 3 | £3.6m |
| 6 | UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) | 3 | £224k |
| 7 | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 3 | £190k |
| 8 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | £391k |
| 9 | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 2 | £300k |
| 10 | Department for International Trade | 2 | £290k |
Prices
Half of commercial law contracts are worth less than £83k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 64% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Highways EnglandDAC Beachcroft · 1 Nov 2024
- Department for Business and TradeAshurst · 24 Mar 2025
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)Mills & Reeve · 16 Jun 2026
- Ministry of DefenceBurges Salmon · 24 Oct 2025
- DFT OPERATOR LIMITEDAddleshaw Goddard · 28 Sep 2026
- Department for Business and TradeAshurst · 1 Sep 2025
- Department for Business and TradeAshurst · 16 Oct 2025
- Maritime and Coastguard AgencyDWF · 6 Sep 2026
- National Audit OfficeHill Dickinson · 3 Mar 2025
- National Energy System OperatorDLA Piper · 11 Aug 2026
Where and when
The West Midlands awards the most commercial law contracts. March and June are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 16 | £1.7m |
| London | 11 | £3.1m |
| East of England | 6 | £692k |
| South West | 5 | £1.6m |
| North East | 4 | £3.2m |
| East Midlands | 2 | £57k |
| South East | 2 | £51k |
| North West | 1 | £30k |
| Wales | 1 | £50k |
| Scotland | 1 | £12k |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Key findings
- 64%
of the money is in the 10 biggest commercial law contracts.
Of 75 contracts with a published value. - 15%
of commercial law contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 67 award notices. - 36%
of commercial law contracts are awarded in March and June.
27 of 76 contracts.
Questions
How many commercial law contracts does the UK public sector award?
76 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 41 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector commercial law contract worth?
The median is £83k, and 80% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector commercial law contracts?
Burges Salmon won the most (10). Ashurst won the most by value (£3.9m).
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