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Corporate law tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
67 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
Corporate law contracts ,
67 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest corporate law contracts awarded
Awarded 10 September 2026
GB-Sheffield: Project Master
British Patient Capital Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 9 September 2026
US Company/UKRI partnership legal fees
UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) · South West
Awarded 17 August 2026
GB-Sheffield: Project Infinity
British Business Bank · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 15 July 2026
Space Cluster draw down pot - legal
Cornwall Council · South West
Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Ashurst won the most corporate law contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashurst Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 20 | £15.7m | 4 | ||
| 2 | Simmons & Simmons Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 15 | £969k | 3 | ||
| 3 | Hogan Lovells Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 6 | £182k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Ashurst Perkins Coie Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £109k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | KPMG London · See every contract | 3 | £40k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Linklaters Llp Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 2 | £99k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Davitt Jones Bould South West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £90k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Capsticks SME · See every contract | 1 | £500k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP London · See every contract | 1 | £315k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Dentons | 1 | £250k | 1 |
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Who buys
22 buyers awarded corporate law contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
7 buyers bought corporate law more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many corporate law contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many corporate law contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Business Bank | 26 | £1.1m |
| 2 | British Patient Capital Ltd | 16 | £625k |
| 3 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) | 2 | £15m |
| 4 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) | 2 | £750k |
| 5 | UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) | 2 | £110k |
| 6 | Exmoor National Park Authority | 2 | £90k |
| 7 | Department for Transport | 2 | Not published |
| 8 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 | £812k |
| 9 | Luton Borough Council | 1 | £500k |
| 10 | London Borough of Enfield | 1 | £315k |
Prices
Half of corporate law contracts are worth less than £36k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthOther public bodies
The 10 biggest contracts hold 89% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)Ashurst · 13 Dec 2024
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)Ashurst · 22 Oct 2024
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeWinner not published · 25 Feb 2026
- Luton Borough CouncilCapsticks · 27 Feb 2026
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)Simmons & Simmons · 21 Nov 2024
- London Borough of EnfieldWomble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP · 12 Sep 2025
- British Business BankEversheds Sutherland · 12 Mar 2026
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)Dentons · 6 Oct 2026
- Post Office LimitedDLA Piper · 31 Mar 2025
- South East Wales Corporate Joint CommitteeAccelerator Advisory Ltd · 21 Jan 2026
Where and when
Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most corporate law contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 44 | £1.8m |
| London | 7 | £15.6m |
| South West | 5 | £215k |
| North East | 1 | £60k |
| East Midlands | 1 | £42k |
| West Midlands | 1 | £30k |
| East of England | 1 | £25k |
| Wales | 1 | £150k |
| North West | 0 | Not published |
| South East | 0 | Not published |
| Scotland | 0 | Not published |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
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Key findings
- 89%
of the money is in the 10 biggest corporate law contracts.
Of 65 contracts with a published value. - 13%
of corporate law contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 64 award notices.
Questions
How many corporate law contracts does the UK public sector award?
67 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 22 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector corporate law contract worth?
The median is £36k, and 88% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector corporate law contracts?
Ashurst won the most (20), and the most by value (£15.7m).
What is included
Legal work on the buyer's corporate structures and investments: setting up and governing council-owned companies and joint ventures, choosing legal structures for new bodies, corporate advice to public companies, and equity, fund and project investments by public investors.
- Governance of council-owned companies and joint ventures
- Choosing and setting up legal governance structures
- Corporate law advice to public companies and infrastructure bodies
- Corporate and commercial lots for colleges
- Investment transaction structuring and documentation
- Fund participation and limited partnership agreements
- Fund management agreements
- Review of investment documentation
- Mergers and PIPE transactions involving a public investor
- Legal support to a government investment in a major industrial project
What is not included
- Housing association governance, regulation and mergers (leg.hous.registered-provider-governance)
- Charity law (leg.com.charity-and-trusts-law)
- SPVs for energy projects (leg.com.energy-and-nuclear-law)
- Governance and constitutional law of the public body itself (leg.pub.governance-constitutional)
- Loans, security and finance lots (leg.com.banking-and-finance)
- Financial due diligence and corporate finance advice (csl.acct.financial-and-commercial-due-diligence, csl.acct.corporate-finance-and-transaction-advice)
- Fund and investment management (csl.finsvc.business-finance-fund-management, csl.finsvc.investment-management)