---
title: "Rail Legal Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0649b9"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DFT OPERATOR LIMITED"
published: "2026-02-06"
---

# Rail Legal Services

Buyer: DFT OPERATOR LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0649b9

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the provision of rail legal services was initiated and managed by DFT OPERATOR LIMITED, a public body in the United Kingdom. The contracting authority completed the process using a direct award via a CCS framework (RM6204) without prior publication, reflecting a limited procurement method. The legal services, valued at £400,000, were directly awarded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP on 26 January 2026. The services cover several regions across the UK, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK, and fall under the CPV classification 79100000 for legal services. This process is in the 'Award' stage, with the contract now active.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth to businesses specialising in legal services, particularly those adept at providing specialised rail legal services. The process, designed around a direct award, favoured businesses with existing frameworks or those able to engage without competitive tendering. Companies with strategic capabilities in legal frameworks and an understanding of the transportation sector would find opportunities in similar tenders, given the public law body's propensity to engage known suppliers directly under established frameworks for efficiency and expediency. Large-scale legal firms, like Addleshaw Goddard LLP, exemplify the type of organisation well-suited to this particular process, highlighting the importance of strong industry relationships and framework agreements in securing such awards.

## Notice

Direct award via CCS framework RM6204 for the provision of rail legal services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award via CCS framework RM6204 for the provision of rail legal services.

### Procurement Information

This contract was direct awarded as a call off from the CCS framework RM6204 Rail Legal Services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010799-2026 |
| 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 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 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 | £400,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DFT OPERATOR LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8SW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADDLESHAW GODDARD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 6 Feb 2026 at 10:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010799-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dft-operator-limited

## Provenance

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