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title: "Legal Secondment for Lower Thames Crossing (LTC)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fffd"
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buyer: "NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LIMITED"
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# Legal Secondment for Lower Thames Crossing (LTC)

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

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Legal Secondment for Lower Thames Crossing (LTC)" has been undertaken by National Highways Limited, a national agency based in Birmingham, UK. The contract, pertaining to the industry category of "Legal advisory services," reached the award stage with an active status as of 6th January 2026. The procurement used a limited method, specifically a direct award through the CCS Legal Panel Services Framework RM6360, without prior publication of a call for competition. It involves providing additional legal resources to National Highways' in-house legal team to support the Lower Thames Crossing Directorate. The awarded contract, valued at £384,696, was signed on 5th January 2026.

This tender offers significant opportunities for firms specialising in legal advisory services, particularly those adept in providing in-house secondment support. Businesses like large legal firms, indicated by the awarded supplier DAC Beachcroft LLP, would be well-suited to compete in such procurements. The direct award nature of this process underscores the importance of established relationships and qualifications recognised under specific framework agreements. Companies capable of providing comprehensive legal support, including addressing conflicts of interest and interfacing with external legal advice, are poised to benefit from similar future opportunities. The need for expertise in public infrastructure projects like the Lower Thames Crossing suggests ongoing demand for legal services within this domain.

## Notice

A Legal Secondment is required to provide additional legal resource to National Highways in-house legal team to enable it to support the wider Lower Thames Crossing Directorate as required, including but not limited to the provision of at least one secondee to provide a single point of contact from the in-house legal team to support the LTC Directorate.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

LTC requires additional legal resource to National Highways in-house legal team to enable it to support the wider Lower Thames Crossing Directorate as required, including but not limited to the provision of at least one secondee to provide a single point of contact from the in-house legal team to support the LTC Directorate. This additional legal resource may also, amongst other things, provide training, legal support not capable of being given by external law firms (due to e.g. conflict of interest or being out of scope); assist with drafting instructions to external law firms; assist in the interpretation of legal advice from external law firms and interface between issues and the identification of any broader issues which may impact the interests of National Highways in the Lower Thames Crossing Project

### Procurement Information

Direct Award through CCS Legal Panel Services Framework RM6360

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000625-2026 |
| 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 | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £384,696 |

## 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 | DAC BEACHCROFT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2026 at 11:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000625-2026

## Notice URLs

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

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