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Published 10 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PS26230 - Scottish Law Legal Documentation

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£33,250published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Burness Paull LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

Brief Description of Requirement

Scottish legal document work for Innovate UK. This is linked to an existing contract with Mills & Reeve LLP but Scottish law is out of their jurisdiction so they have asked Burness Paull LLP to assist and provide support on Scottish law

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST
Authority reference
PS26230
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-075920
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e09c Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    10 Aug 2026, 16:49 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £33,2501 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Burness Paull LLP£33,250 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • PS26230 · Burness Paull LLP

    Signed
    20 Jul 2026
    Value
    £33,250
    Period
    10 Aug 2026 – 20 Aug 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • UKSBSBeneficiary authority
  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BURNESS PAULL LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: SO300380GB-PPON: PCQN-4392-BJYW 50 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9WJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender