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title: "T115 - Legal Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050546"
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buyer: "NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED"
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# T115 - Legal Services

Buyer: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050546

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## Summary

The procurement process for the provision of Legal Services under "T115 - Legal Services" has been initiated by Northern Ireland Water Limited, a sub-central government public authority based out of Belfast, United Kingdom. The tender involves strategic legal advice and representation services across various complex domains like regulation, procurement, pensions, environmental, and health and safety. This tender follows a selective procurement method under a competitive flexible procedure. Key suppliers include large firms like TLT LLP, Arthur Cox, and DAC Beachcroft (Northern Ireland) LLP, each assigned to different lots with contracts starting on 1st April 2026 and ending 31st March 2028, with possible extensions up to nine years, totalling an anticipated contract value range between £8m and £14m. The procurement stage has moved beyond planning and tender phases into the award phase, with the date for contracts decided as of 17th February 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialised in legal services within utilities, offering a substantial growth potential through long-term collaboration with Northern Ireland Water Limited. Firms with capabilities in handling complex issues across various legal domains such as litigation, corporate and commercial law, environmental claims, and public liability claims are particularly suitable for this tender. Large firms, as well as SMEs, can benefit from competitive awards under the selective method, benefiting from optional extensions and the potential for additional procurement services within the contract's scope, fostering innovation and market engagement. With provisions for knowledge sharing, training, and secondment services, participating companies can enhance their expertise in delivering high-quality legal advisory and representation services, thereby bolstering their professional stature and industry influence.

## Notice

Provision of Legal Services to Northern Ireland Water Lot 1 - The provision of strategic advice on frequently highly complex issues across: Regulation & Compliance, Procurement, PPP, Pensions, Environmental and Health & Safety, Corporate & Commercial, Employment and Litigation. Lot 2 - The provision of advice across Litigation, Employment, Corporate & Commercial, Environmental and Health & Safety, Property & Planning and Procurement, Regulation & Compliance, Pensions and PPP. Lot 3 - The provision of advice in relation to Public Liability Claims (inc Environmental), Employer's Liability Claims, Debt Recovery, Uninsured Loss Recovery, Defence & Prosecution of Criminal Offences, Health & Safety and Lands Tribunal. The Contract Value range for all 3 lots is PS8m - PS14m over 2+2+2+2 years

### Lot Information

The provision of strategic advice on frequently highly complex issues

The provision of strategic advice on frequently highly complex issues across Regulation & Compliance, Procurement, PPP, Pensions, Environmental and Health & Safety, Corporate & Commercial, Employment and Litigation.

Options: The right to additional purchases that are within scope of the contract and to cater for innovations or developments in the requirement while the contract is valid.

Renewal: An extension of 24 months, up to 3 times

The provision of advice across:

The provision of advice across Procurement, Environmental and Health & Safety, Corporate & Commercial, Employment, Litigation, Property & Planning, Regulation & Compliance, Pensions and PPP.

Options: The right to additional purchases that are within scope of the contract and to cater for innovations or developments in the requirement while the contract is valid.

Renewal: An extension of 24 months, up to 3 times

The provision of advice in relation to:

The provision of advice in relation to Public Liability Claims, Employer's Liability Claims, Environmental Liability Claims, Debt Recovery, Uninsured Loss Recovery, Defence & Prosecution of Criminal Offences, Environmental and Health & Safety and Lands Tribunal.

Options: The right to additional purchases that are within scope of the contract and to cater for innovations or developments in the requirement while the contract is valid.

Renewal: An extension of 24 months, up to 3 times

### Planning Information

1 - Request for information (RFI) submission. RFI can be found on eTendersNI under T115 - Legal Services.
2 - Followed up with a supplier information session in June 2025.
3 - Potential for individual supplier engagement meetings following steps 1 and 2 above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014475-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | 2034-03-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,600,000 |
| Lots value | £3,600,000 |
| Awards value | £14,000,000 |
| Contracts value | £14,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED |
| Additional buyers | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT14 6TE |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Chichester Park |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | ARTHUR COX; DAC BEACHCROFT (N.IRELAND; TLT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 17 Feb 2026 at 16:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014475-2026
- 5 Feb 2026 at 15:11 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010583-2026
- 20 Aug 2025 at 11:54 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050159-2025
- 30 May 2025 at 08:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028645-2025
- 18 Apr 2025 at 14:59 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016090-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014475-2026
  17th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010583-2026
  5th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050159-2025
  20th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028645-2025
  30th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016090-2025
  18th April 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://cms.law
- http://www.TLT.com
- http://www.arthurcox.com
- https://etendersni.gov.uk
- https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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