Carson McDowell LLP: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
SME·Belfast·Northern Ireland·Main market: Legal advisory and representation services
Official UK PPONPTQL-3484-GQGQ
Where they win
36 lot-level observations (24 awarded lots, 67%, plus 12 envelope awards without lot links; pending awards included) · top CPV classes
7911 Legal advisory and representation services27 observations · 77% · 19 lots + 8 envelope7910 Legal services6 observations · 17% · 2 lots + 4 envelope6651 Insurance services1 observations · 3% · lots7522 Defence services1 observations · 3% · lots| Largest published awards | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID 1032027/L8 Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project | the Education Authority | — | 1.3 yrs | £1,850,000 † ≈ £1.5m/yr |
| Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project | the Education Authority | — | — | £1,387,500 † |
| ID 1032027/L8 Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project | the Education Authority | — | — | £462,500 † |
| P1188 - Provision of a Claims Handling Service | Northern Ireland Housing Executive | 3 Jun 2026 | 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs | £130,000 ≈ £43k/yr |
Where they deliver
ITL1 delivery regions on the notice · 15 of 16 awarded procedures publish one · a procedure with several regions counts in each
Bidding record
Procurement Act 2023 award notices name every bidder · 1 notices name this supplier since 11 Sept 2026 · observed bids, not an estimate
| Notice | Authority | Outcome | Bids on notice | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Panel for Public Sector | Government Commercial Agency | appointed | 86 | 11 Sept 2026 |
Source: bids.details[].tenderers on Procurement Act 2023 notices (from 2025). PCR 2015 notices name no bidders, so earlier contests are invisible here. Latest ten notices shown.
Who they sell to
Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · award records explode on framework and DPS panels
- Central government 58% (21 awards)
- Type not classified 17% (6 awards)
- Education 14% (5 awards)
- Local authority 8% (3 awards)
- Other public body 3% (1 awards)
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Housing Executive | 3 | 18.8% | 3 | 3 Jun 2026 |
| the Education Authority | 3 | 18.8% | 3 | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Invest Northern Ireland | 2 | 12.5% | 13 | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Government Commercial Agency | 1 | 6.3% | 7 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Departmental Solicitor's Office | 1 | 6.3% | 3 | 25 Sept 2024 |
| Belfast Metropolitan College | 1 | 6.3% | 2 | 18 Apr 2024 |
| Ards and North Down Borough Council | 1 | 6.3% | 2 | 9 Feb 2024 |
| Education Authority NI | 1 | 6.3% | 1 | 22 Feb 2022 |
Share = of the 16 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Recent awards
Latest 30 of 31 award records naming this supplier
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS award and contract releases. An award record is one award × this supplier; a procedure can carry many (panels, call-offs).
- Market observations are awarded lots, or one envelope award when the notice publishes no lot links. Region = delivery ITL1 on the notice, not the supplier’s registered address.
- Authority type: official OCDS UK contracting-authority type when the notice publishes one; otherwise a Tenderline name/id class; otherwise “not classified”. Purchasing hubs with no published type stay unclassified.
- Published value attributable to this supplier alone: £3.8m across single-supplier awards, framework / DPS ceilings excluded. Coverage is partial and the figure is not turnover, so it is not shown as a headline.
- Contract end dates: published on 16 of 31 awards; 0 end within 18 months.
- Award vs estimate tiers: robust ≥5, moderate 3–4, indicative 1–2 comparable pairs.
- Never shown: contact details, reliability or payment scores, affiliations, predicted wins.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (7 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this supplier under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
Canonical page id: GB-PPON:PTQL-3484-GQGQ