# New Payments Architecture - procurement of legal services

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by BANK OF ENGLAND.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [BANK OF ENGLAND](/buyers/bank-of-england/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [ASHURST LLP](/contract-winners/ashurst/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £40,000
- Tender value: £40,000
- Award date: 5 January 2023
- Published: 12 September 2023
- Contract start: 13 January 2023
- Contract end: 28 February 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b5f57a08-a429-4ffb-8ac0-6926aaa2cc7b-679693
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-35458da2-b49e-46af-83b8-63c744fe1aa4

## Description

Procurement of legal services- The Bank requires a legal firm to evaluate the legal risks to the Bank resulting from the introduction of a new payment system called the New Payment Architecture \(NPA\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5f57a08-a429-4ffb-8ac0-6926aaa2cc7b-679693)