Contract award · 15 May 2026

P4105004 Provision of Legal Advisers for Rail Delivery Group (RDG) Transfer Project

DfTc - Department for Transport awarded “Provision of Legal Advisers for Rail Delivery…” to Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP for £7.25m.

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Key facts

Value
£7,250,000
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 May 2026
  2. Published15 May 2026Published the same day

Description

The call-off contract shall commence on the 18th May 2026 and the expiry date will be 17th May 2027 for a period of twelve (12) months with the option to extend by a further six (6) months subject to internal approval. The total contract value will be up to £7,250,000.00 excluding VAT. This Direct Award is being offered under RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, Lot 5: Rail Legal Services Framework and the Panel Terms and Conditions shall apply.

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