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Provision of temporary additional capability within the Information Rights function

National Highways

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29 Jul 2026 at 15:36

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Summary of the contracting process

National Highways Limited procured temporary legal capability for its Legal Services Directorate. The requirement is for a Managing Associate to be seconded into the Directorate as a Secondee, providing legal resource to support National Highways and its wider business and directorates as required. The work falls within legal advisory and representation services (CPV 79110000) and is categorised as a service. Delivery covers National Highways’ business operations, with the buyer based in Bristol. The requirement is particularly relevant to law firms or legal services providers able to place a suitably experienced Managing Associate into an in-house public-sector legal team and provide practical support across information rights-related work and other requirements arising within the wider organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to TLT LLP on 27 July 2026. National Highways used a direct single-tender action below the threshold. The tender submission deadline was 15 July 2026 at 12:00. The awarded value is £100,000. The contract runs from 29 July 2026 to 31 December 2026. The award covers one legal-resource requirement rather than separate lots. TLT LLP is the selected supplier and the award is active. The procurement was evaluated through the single-tender route, rather than an open competition. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The contract provides for the secondment of a Managing Associate to National Highways’ Legal Services Directorate.

This award demonstrates demand from National Highways for embedded, flexible legal capacity rather than only discrete external advice. Competitors seeking similar work should be able to second a Managing Associate into an in-house Legal Services Directorate and support a large infrastructure organisation across its business and directorates. Relevant capability includes legal advisory and representation work, experience operating within a client’s internal legal function, and the capacity to provide additional resource when information-rights requirements arise. A law firm with established public-sector or regulated-infrastructure experience, strong communication with internal stakeholders and the ability to integrate a senior lawyer into the buyer’s team would be well placed when comparable requirements return. The procurement route also indicates that smaller specialist firms can be credible suppliers for this type of focused legal-resource engagement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of temporary additional capability within the Information Rights function

Notice Description

This Agreement is to provide legal resource to National Highways' Legal Services Directorate to enable it to support the wider National Highways business and directorates as required (the "Legal Resource"). The Legal Resource shall consist of the secondment of a Managing Associate to National Highways' Legal Services Directorate (the "Secondee")

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7fdb6d2d-d75a-4380-9675-20a30680f04a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2df0ce1d-4cf7-4f2f-a703-ec84a97df3d8
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
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
National Highways
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6TP
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TLT LLP

Further Information

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