Awarded contract

Sporting Event Legal Drafting Support for the New Staging Agreement

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Supplier(s)
DWF Law LLP
Topic
Legal services
Published
28 January 2026

Tender description

An externally appointed consultant will be responsible for leading and shaping commercial negotiations and providing clear instructions to inform legal drafting for a new staging agreement for hosting the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre. The legal adviser will be called on to provide strategic legal advice (in supporting negotiations) and in structuring the various legal agreements. This will call for, among other areas, currency and expertise in matters of subsidy control/state aid, procurement law, construction funding agreements. Awareness and knowledge of hosting agreements – including sponsorship/rights are expected to be relevant and beneficial. The appointed legal adviser will support the deal structure, ensure regulatory compliance, and contractual efficacy and will draft all contractual documents.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published28 January 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date28 January 2026

About the buyer

Sheffield City Council is a local authority for the city of Sheffield, and runs its own procurement function for contracts across the organisation. An evaluation panel scores each bid, and the highest-scoring supplier wins the contract.

Over the past 5 years, most of Sheffield City Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and IT services.

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