Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

P4104088A Legal Advisers for the Euston Programme Lot 1

THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

16 Sep 2026 at 18:06

Award Notice
AwardUpdate

31 Mar 2025 at 15:46

Award Notice
Award

31 Mar 2025 at 15:21

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport procured legal advisory services for the Euston Programme, under Lot 1 of its rail legal services requirement. The work falls within legal services and is intended to support the department’s programme-related legal needs. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, Europe, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The buying organisation is the Department for Transport, based in London. This is a services requirement rather than a supply or construction contract, and the scope is focused on legal advice connected with the Euston Programme and the department’s rail-related activities.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Herbert Smith Freehills on 26 August 2026. It was run as a selective mini-competition call-off from the Crown Commercial Service RM6204 Rail Legal Services Panel, with the panel’s commercial agreement terms and conditions applying. The award value is £8,000,000 excluding VAT, with an option to increase the value by up to 50%, subject to the Department for Transport’s internal governance approval. The contract started on 28 March 2025 and is due to end on 27 November 2027, including an eight-month extension period. The tender submission deadline was 28 February 2025 at 12 noon. The procurement was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates substantial public-sector demand for legal advisers supporting a major rail and transport programme, with the requirement capable of involving work across the UK and international jurisdictions. A credible future competitor would need the legal capability to advise on complex rail and infrastructure programme matters, together with sufficient capacity to support a large, strategically important government client. Access to, or qualification for, the relevant rail legal services purchasing route would be important because this procurement used a panel mini-competition rather than an open tender. The successful supplier was a large legal practice, indicating that scale, breadth of specialist resource and the ability to manage sustained programme work are commercially relevant to this buyer’s requirement.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

P4104088A Legal Advisers for the Euston Programme Lot 1

Notice Description

The call-off contract shall commence on 28th March 2025 and the expiry date will be 27th March 2027, for a period of two years. This includes an extended period of eight months, bringing the final expiry date to 27th November 2027. The total contract value shall be PS8,000,000 excluding VAT, including an option to increase the contract value by up to 50%, subject internal approval via DfT's governance process. This procurement activity was a mini competition under the Crown Commercial Services RM6204 Rail Legal Services Panel and the Commercial Agreement Terms and Conditions shall apply.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-180c5fb0-e3a2-4342-9d32-9635888714e6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0fc33558-fce8-4c20-95f9-36e24b030cc2
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
28 Mar 2025 - 27 Nov 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DR
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Vincent Square
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...