Awarded contract

DHSC: Leeds Maternity Review legal services

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Supplier(s): Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
Value: £432,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Legal services
Published: 22 June 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

In October 2025, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced an independent inquiry into maternity and neonatal services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHT or "Leeds"). The aim of the review (the "Leeds Review") is to provide answers to families about the quality of the care that they individually received, as well as looking at wider issues such as leadership and culture in the Trust and the wider system's response.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 April 2026
Completed: Award published22 June 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

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