---
title: "Provision of Legal Advisers for In-life Operator"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077b7c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DFT OPERATOR LIMITED"
published: "2026-09-28"
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# Provision of Legal Advisers for In-life Operator

Buyer: DFT OPERATOR LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b7c

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## Summary

DFT Operator Limited procured legal advisory services for managing its in-life operator contract and handling POP commercial matters. The work concerns legal advice and support during the operation and commercial management of the operator contract, rather than general legal services. The procurement was classified as legal advisory services (CPV 79111000). The listed delivery location is the United Kingdom. This requirement is relevant to law firms with public-sector procurement and contract-management expertise, particularly those able to advise on operator arrangements and related commercial issues.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP. The contract is active and was signed on 28 September 2026, with a value of £1,102,000. DFT Operator Limited used a limited procedure: a direct award through the Government Commercial Agency’s RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, without a prior call for competition. The procurement had one lot, but that lot is recorded as cancelled; the award is nevertheless active and linked to it. Price was the stated award criterion. One bid was recorded. The lot included an optional six-month extension. The source records no contract period dates or duration.

For law firms seeking comparable public-sector work, this award shows demand from DFT Operator Limited for legal support on the management of an operating contract and associated POP commercial matters. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate relevant legal advisory capability in contract management and commercial issues connected with an operator arrangement, alongside the capacity to support a substantial, active engagement. The route used was a direct award from a government legal panel, so a supplier’s eligibility for, and suitability to serve through, the relevant panel route would be central to competing if this buyer procures a similar requirement again. The award provides evidence of the type of specialist legal support and institutional buyer involved, rather than a general requirement for legal services.

## Notice

Provision of legal advisers for in-life operator contract management and POP commercial matters.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government Framework.

Options: Optional 6 month extension

### Procurement Information

Compliant direct award via the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091405-2026 |
| 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 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,102,000 |

## 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Addleshaw Goddard LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 12:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091405-2026

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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