Carson McDowell LLP: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards

SMECompanies House: Limited Liability PartnershipBelfastNorthern IrelandMain market: Legal services

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Where they win
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29 awards (29 for a named lot, 100%, 0 for a whole procedure with no lot named) · top CPV classes, shares of all 29 awards. An award may cover more than one class.

7910 Legal services21 awards · 72% · awards naming a lot
7911 Legal advisory and representation services7 awards · 24% · awards naming a lot
6651 Insurance services1 award · 3% · awards naming a lot
Attributable award value
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£2.0mOn 2 of 29 award records; the five largest make 100%. Largest rows below.
Award vs estimate
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Based on 1 wins across all categories. Small sample.

0% at estimateindicative · n=1compared within all comparable wins
Largest published awards
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AuthorityAwardedTermPublished value
ID 1032027/L8 Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Projectthe Education Authority—1.3 yrs£1,850,000 †
≈ £1.5m/yr
P1188 - Provision of a Claims Handling ServiceNorthern Ireland Housing Executive3 Jun 20263 yrs · up to 5 yrs£130,000
≈ £43k/yr

Where their buyers are
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ITL1 region of the buyer office · known for 16 of 17 awarded procedures · each procedure counts once

Northern Ireland14 procedures · 88%
North West England1 procedure · 6%
South West England1 procedure · 6%

Bidding record
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Procurement Act 2023 award notices name every bidder · 1 notice names this supplier, covering 7 lots since 11 Sept 2026 · observed bids, not an estimate

Contract lots contested
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0 won · 0 lostFewer than three decided lots: no rate is claimed.
Framework / DPS places
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7 of 7Lots on 1 notice: a place is won per lot.
Authorities bid for
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NoticeAuthorityOutcomeBiddersPublished
Legal Panel for Public Sectorframework/DPSCrown Commercial Serviceappointedall 7 lots bid for8611 Sept 2026

Bidder names come from Procurement Act 2023 award notices, which list every bidder (from 2025). Older notices name no bidders, so earlier contests do not appear here. Latest ten notices shown.

Who they sell to
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Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · a framework or DPS adds one award record per appointed supplier

Authority type · official UK type when published, else name/id class, else not classified · by award records (a single panel can dominate)
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  • Central government48%(14 awards)
    14 of 29 awards are Central government (48%).
  • Type not classified21%(6 awards)
    6 of 29 awards are Type not classified (21%).
  • Education14%(4 awards)
    4 of 29 awards are Education (14%).
  • Local authority10%(3 awards)
    3 of 29 awards are Local authority (10%).
  • Other public body7%(2 awards)
    2 of 29 awards are Other public body (7%).
AuthorityProceduresShareAward recordsLast activity
Northern Ireland Housing Executiveframework/DPS on 1423.5%43 Jun 2026
Invest Northern Irelandframework/DPS on 2211.8%75 Dec 2025
Education Authority211.8%21 Oct 2024
Crown Commercial Serviceframework/DPS on 115.9%717 Jul 2026
Departmental Solicitor's Officeframework/DPS on 115.9%310 Sept 2024
Belfast Metropolitan Collegeframework/DPS on 115.9%24 Dec 2023
Ards and North Down Borough Council15.9%224 Jan 2024
the Education Authority15.9%124 Aug 2026

Share = of the 17 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.

Contracts ending
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31 of 32 awards carry an end date, 12 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast

ContractEndsPublished value
CP2857-26 - Contractual, Legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Advisory Support26 May 2027 estimated£1,300,000 ceiling
Inquiries Law26 Aug 2027 estimated£1 ceiling
Corporate and Commercial Law26 Aug 2027 estimated£1 ceiling
Law relating to Property matters26 Aug 2027 estimated£1 ceiling
ID 1032027/L8 Legal Services for Strategic Partner Services & School Management System Solution Project31 Mar 2028£1,850,000

Recent awards

Latest 29 of 29 award records naming this supplier

Contracts Finder adds 3 more procedures won by this supplier, mostly below the Find a Tender threshold or from before 2025. Each is counted once beside any Find a Tender copy; they are in the totals, not in this list.

Award / procedureAuthorityAwardedPublished value
Provision of Legal ServicesArbour Housing27 Jul 2026£165,000
framework ceiling · 1 of 3 appointed suppliers
Lot 1a - Full Legal Service Provision for all Public SectorCrown Commercial Service17 Jul 2026£90,000,000
framework ceiling · 1 of 49 appointed suppliers
Lot 1b - Full Legal Service Provision for Local Government and Local Communities (including Housing & Charity sectors)Crown Commercial Service17 Jul 2026£50,000,000
framework ceiling · 1 of 39 appointed suppliers
Lot 1c - Full Legal Service Provision for Health and Social CareCrown Commercial Service17 Jul 2026£30,000,000
framework ceiling · 1 of 28 appointed suppliers
Lot 2 - Focused Legal SupportCrown Commercial Service17 Jul 2026£40,000,000
framework ceiling · 1 of 71 appointed suppliers
Lot 3 - Litigation and DisputesCrown Commercial Service17 Jul 2026£80,000,000
framework ceiling · 1 of 51 appointed suppliers
Lot 4 - Projects and Complex Advice including PPPCrown Commercial Service17 Jul 2026£150,000,000
framework ceiling · 1 of 41 appointed suppliers
Lot 5 - Transport and RailCrown Commercial Service17 Jul 2026£20,000,000
framework ceiling · 1 of 22 appointed suppliers
P1188 - Provision of a Claims Handling ServiceNorthern Ireland Housing Executive3 Jun 2026£130,000
Provision of Legal Services - Framework Agreement - Procurement Solicitors 2026Northern Ireland Housing Executive29 Jan 2026£495,604
framework ceiling · 1 of 3 appointed suppliers
About this data
  • One profile per supplier. Built from award and contract notices that name this supplier; different spellings and registration numbers of the same company are merged into this profile.
  • Values are published values. The table mirrors what the notice published: framework ceilings and joint awards are labelled and never counted as this supplier's money, and † marks a value taken from the contract notice when the award published none. Only awards made to this supplier alone count towards its value, excluding VAT. It is not turnover.
  • Regions in the buyer chart describe the buyer office, not where the work is delivered or the supplier’s registered address.
  • Contract end dates. Published on 19 of 32 awards, estimated from the published duration on 12 more (marked “estimated”); those feed “Contracts ending”. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.