FTS UK public procurement

Legal Panel 2026

Pension Protection Fund

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-059242
Tender value£16,000,0004 awards · 4 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 14 October 2026
Buyer
Pension Protection Fund
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — 30 September 2025

Description

We are seeking proposals from external, third-party suppliers in relation to the establishment of a panel to provide legal services to the Board of the Pension Protection Fund. Bidders will have the opportunity to bid on any of the four lots: Lot 1 Services (Legal Advisory Services) - maximum 4 bidders will be appointed to this lot. Lot 2 Services (Asset Management) - maximum 6 bidders will be appointed to this lot. Lot 3 Services (Real Estate) - maximum 3 bidders will be appointed to this lot. Lot 4 Services (Schemes in Assessment) - maximum 3 bidders will be appointed to this lot. The new panel will be live from Monday 2nd February 2026 and successfully appointed Bidders must be capable of commencing services from this date. The contract term will be for an initial term of 24-months with two optional extension periods of 12-months each to take the maximum possible term to 48 months (2+1+1). This notice is linked to a UK2 - Early Market Engagement Notice, with the below reference numbers. There appears to be a validation bug where we're unable to link the UK2 notice with this UK4 - Tender Opportunity notice, which we are raising with BravoSolutions. Notice number: 2025/S 000-011208 Procedure ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f8a3 Notice reference 2025-041381

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

4 shown
Active

Lot 1 - Legal Advisory Services to the Board

Awarded
6 January 2026
Award value
£3,000,000
Suppliers
4
Signed contract
26 January 2026
Active

Lot 2: Asset Management Services

Awarded
6 January 2026
Award value
£8,000,000
Suppliers
6
Signed contract
26 January 2026
Active

Lot 3: Real Estate

Awarded
6 January 2026
Award value
£2,000,000
Suppliers
3
Signed contract
26 January 2026
Active

Lot 4 - Schemes in Assessment

Awarded
6 January 2026
Award value
£3,000,000
Suppliers
3
Signed contract
26 January 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

31 parties
Buyer

Pension Protection Fund

Renaissance,12 Dingwall Rd, Croydon, UKI62, CR0 2NA, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PWMV-5634-ZZTL
Tenderer

A&O Shearman

One Bishops Square, London, UKI42, E1 6AD, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PXWN-7559-NWJQ
Supplier

Addleshaw Goddard

Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street, London, UKI31, EC1Y 4AG, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PRWH-7564-XRYD
Tenderer

Arc Pensions Law LLP

100 Liverpool Street, London, UKI31, EC2M 2AT, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PXVC-7339-LTNT
Tenderer

Bevan Brittan

Kings Orchard, 1 Queen Street, Bristol, UKK11, BS2 0HQ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PJMX-5523-TXZX
Supplier

Bird & Bird

12 New Fetter Lane, London, UKI31, EC4A 1JP, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PTJN-2397-QWJT
Supplier

Burges Salmon

One Glass Wharf, Bristol, UKK11, BS2 0ZX, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PCJC-9414-RZPH
Supplier

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

1 The Avenue, Manchester, UKD33, M3 3AP, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PCVD-3453-HGXV
Tenderer

Davitt Jones Bould

Level 24, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street,, Greater London, UKI44, SE1 9SG, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PDNG-9251-JNGN
Supplier

Eversheds Sutherland

Bridgewater Place, Leeds, UKE42, LS11 5DR, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PQZP-9267-GMPV
Tenderer

Fieldfisher LLP

Riverbank House, London, UKI31, EC4R 3TT, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PPBT-4318-RXZR
Tenderer

Gateley Plc

111 Edmund street, West Midlands, UKG31, B3 2HJ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PMWT-5385-GRDW
Supplier

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

Two, Snowhill, Birmingham, UKG31, B4 6WR, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PMTV-6479-YMNX
Tenderer

HCR Legal LLP

Lancaster House, West Northamptonshire, UKF24, NN1 5GE, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PGPX-2613-RDWM
Supplier

Herbert Smith Freehills

Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, UKI31, EC2A 2EG, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PRZW-5635-VGJW
Tenderer

Hogan Lovells International LLP

Atlantic House, 50 Holborn Viaduct, Greater London, UKI31, EC1A 2FG, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PXML-4791-NQGQ
Tenderer

KPMG LLP

15 Canada Square, Greater London, UKI42, E14 5GL, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PMGV-6254-LTTL
Tenderer

Linklaters LLP

One Silk Street, Greater London, UKI31, EC2Y 8HQ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PTPW-7259-DYWP
Supplier

Mills & Reeve LLP

1 Circle Square, 3 Symphony Park, Manchester, UKD33, M1 7FS, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PQVY-8728-PGBR
Tenderer

Norton Rose Fulbright

3 more london, riverside, Greater London, UKI44, SE1 2AQ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PNXT-4669-GCBV
Supplier

Osborne Clarke LLP

5th Floor, Halo, Counterslip, Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6AJ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PDTY-4264-MBQN
Supplier

Pinsent Mason LLP

141 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G2 7EQ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PCCJ-7195-ZBYD
Tenderer

Russell-Cooke LLP

8 Bedford Row, Camden, UKI31, WC1R 4BX, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PGYH-3366-TRBH
Tenderer

Simmons & Simmons LLP

CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, Greater London, UKI31, EC2Y 9SS, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PZYX-7441-LGJG
Tenderer

Stephenson Harwood LLP

1 Finsbury Circus, Greater London, UKI31, EC2M 7SH, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PJBY-1724-BGBM
Tenderer

The Wilkes Partnership LLP

41 Church St, Birmingham, UKG31, B32RT, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PVJG-9439-WNZY
Tenderer

Travers Smith LLP

10 Snow Hill, Greater London, UKI31, EC1A 2AL, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PXBL-7231-VLYM
Tenderer

White & Case LLP

5 Old Broad Street, Greater London, UKI31, EC2N 1DW, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PJLH-4148-CTVZ
Tenderer

Winckworth Sherwood LLP

Arbor, 255 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, UKI44, SE1 9AX, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PNPG-7838-VNXY
Tenderer

Winston & Strawn

100 Bishopsgate, Greater London, UKI31, EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PVZR-9963-YHPV
Tenderer

Womble Bond Dickinson

4 More London Riverside, Greater London, UKI44, SE12AU, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PYBM-6288-WNYY

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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