Awarded 8 October 2026
Legal Advice for Employment Tribunal
Velindre University NHS Trust · Wales
Employment law tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
77 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
Employment law contracts ,
77 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest employment law contracts awarded
Awarded 15 September 2026
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 28 August 2026
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 14 August 2026
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Yorkshire and the Humber
Awarded 12 August 2026
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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026
Eversheds Sutherland won the most employment law contracts
It also 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 | Eversheds Sutherland South West · See every contract | 8 | £1.4m | 5 | ||
| 2joint | TLT LLP West Midlands · See every contract | 7 | £997k | 3 | ||
| 2joint | Capsticks Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 7 | £830k | 5 | ||
| 4 | DAC Beachcroft Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 5 | £985k | 3 | ||
| 5joint | Mills & Reeve East Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £535k | 4 | ||
| 5joint | Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP East Midlands · See every contract | 4 | £322k | 4 | ||
| 7 | Weightmans Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 3 | £35k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | Bates Wells Wales · See every contract | 2 | £1m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Hill Dickinson North West · See every contract | 2 | £800k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | Hugh James Wales · See every contract | 2 | £797k | 2 |
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Who buys
49 buyers awarded employment 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 employment law more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many employment 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 employment law contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsHousing associationsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) | 12 | £590k |
| 2 | Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 8 | £630k |
| 3 | NHS England | 7 | £2m |
| 4 | NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED | 2 | £1.9m |
| 5 | Velindre University NHS Trust | 2 | £1m |
| 6 | Post Office Limited | 2 | £504k |
| 7 | Sheffield City Council | 2 | Not published |
| 8 | The City of Liverpool College | 1 | £800k |
| 9 | NHS Arden & GEM CSU | 1 | £600k |
| 10 | National Audit Office | 1 | £600k |
Prices
Half of employment law contracts are worth less than £100k
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 51% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDGowling WLG · 20 Jan 2026
- NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITEDEversheds Sutherland · 21 Dec 2025
- The City of Liverpool CollegeHill Dickinson · 11 Jun 2026
- OfstedTLT LLP · 11 Nov 2024
- National Audit OfficeCapsticks · 3 Mar 2025
- NHS Arden & GEM CSUWomble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, Sharpe Pritchard, Ward Hadaway, Mills & Reeve, Hill Dickinson, Bevan Brittan LLP, HORWICH FARRELLY LIMITED, Sintons · 18 Feb 2026
- NHS EnglandAshfords · 13 Apr 2026
- Post Office LimitedPinsent Masons LLP · 31 Mar 2025
- South Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceHugh James · 7 May 2025
- Velindre University NHS TrustBates Wells · 8 Oct 2026
Where and when
Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most employment law contracts. February and March 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 10 | £630k |
| South West | 9 | £821k |
| Wales | 6 | £1.9m |
| West Midlands | 5 | £473k |
| London | 5 | £641k |
| North West | 4 | £989k |
| South East | 4 | £410k |
| North East | 3 | £85k |
| East of England | 3 | £130k |
| East Midlands | 1 | £600k |
| Scotland | 1 | £98k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Often bought with employment law
Deadlines
Half of employment law tenders close within 31 days of being published
Each dot is a employment law tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 45% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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Key findings
- 31 days
is how long the typical employment law tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 11 UK employment law tenders published in the last 24 months. - 51%
of the money is in the 10 biggest employment law contracts.
Of 68 contracts with a published value. - 25%
of employment law contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 71 award notices. - 30%
of employment law contracts are awarded in February and March.
23 of 77 contracts.
Questions
How many employment law contracts does the UK public sector award?
77 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 49 public buyers.
How long are employment law tenders open for?
The median employment law tender is open for 31 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector employment law contract worth?
The median is £100k, and 76% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector employment law contracts?
Eversheds Sutherland won the most (8), and the most by value (£1.4m).
What is included
Legal advice to employers on employment law, TUPE, redundancy, terms of employment and HR legal issues, and representation in employment claims and tribunals.
- Employment law advice on complex or sensitive matters
- Employment tribunal representation
- TUPE advice, including on PFI contract expiry
- Voluntary redundancy advice
- Equality and human rights in employment
- Employment law lots on legal panels, including combined employment and pensions lots
- On-demand employment law advice
What is not included
- HR advisory and casework without legal advice (rec.hradv.hr-advisory)
- Workplace investigations and hearing panels (rec.hradv.workplace-investigations)
- Outsourced HR function (rec.hradv.outsourced-hr-function)
- Pay, reward and job evaluation (csl.strat.pay-reward-and-job-evaluation)
- Employee relations case management software (it.ent.hr-case-management)
- Employment law advice-line subscriptions for schools and small employers (leg.emp.other-employment-pensions-law)
- Pension fund and scheme advice (leg.emp.pensions-law)
- Visas and immigration for staff (leg.emp.business-immigration)
- Employment law training (another industry: education-training)