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title: "Legal Advisory Services for Lower Thames Crossing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05efb7"
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# Legal Advisory Services for Lower Thames Crossing

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05efb7

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## Summary

National Highways Limited is advancing the procurement process concerning Legal Advisory Services for the Lower Thames Crossing project. This involves providing legal advice to facilitate the development of funding options for the project. The procurement falls under the category of services with a specific focus on legal advisory, and it has been awarded through a limited procedure characterised by direct award. The award was established through the CCS Legal Panel Services Framework RM6179, enabling swift progression without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £6,000,000 and signed on 28th November 2025, is designed to provide critical support to National Highways, a national agency based in Birmingham, UK.

This tender presents significant opportunities for large-scale legal businesses specialising in advisory services, especially those equipped to aid in public infrastructure projects. As the project proceeds to explore private financing models and development consent procedures, firms capable of handling sizeable contracts and intricacies associated with infrastructure and legal frameworks would be particularly well-suited to compete. The key opportunity lies in formulating strategies for development funding, potentially influencing future contract development concerning prominent national projects such as the M25 DBFO contract. The active engagement of TLT LLP, the supplier, underscores the necessity for expertise in navigating complex legal landscapes, bolstering business growth through prestigious collaborations with government bodies.

## Notice

Legal Advisory Services to support National Highways progressing to the next stages of development funding options for Lower Thames Crossing.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

LTC is seeking a legal advisor to support National Highways as it moves forward to the next stages of the development of funding options for the Project. The scope is to cover two areas: 1. Part 1 of the scope is for advice, support and contract development in relation to the impacts of the proposed private financing model being pursued for the delivery of the Project on the M25 DBFO contract 2. Part 2 of the scope is for advice and support relating to the Development Consent Order

### Procurement Information

Direct Award through CCS Legal Panel Services Framework RM6179

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080168-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TLT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 5 Dec 2025 at 13:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080168-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nationalhighways.co.uk

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