Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 11 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

P-3257 Claims Legal Services

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£750,000≈ £250k / year · £750,000 inc. VAT20% above published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Jul 2025awarded 2 Sept 2025

Awarded to Macaulay and Ritchie Solicitors

Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink wishes to appoint on an 'Ad Hoc basis' an experienced Public Transport Lawyer who has Public Transport experience (i.e.: Bus/Rail) within the last 3 years (minimum), based and practising in N Ireland and holds valid practicing certificates issued by the Law Society of Northern Ireland, to provide advice in relation to Motor / Liability / Miscellaneous Advice with effect from 01 October 2025.

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal representation services · Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£750,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £750,000 exc. VAT · £750,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The contract will run for an initial term of three years, with a further option to extend for a period of up to two years · The contract will run for an initial term of three years, with a further option to extend for a period of up to two years.

79100000 Legal services 79110000 Legal advisory and representation services 79111000 Legal advisory services 79112000 Legal representation services 79140000 Legal advisory and information services

What it takes to win
i
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The award of this contract will be on the basis of the most advantageous tender (MAT). The weightings to be attributed will be: • Technical – 70% • Commercial – 30%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST
Last source update: 1 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-031410
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory and representation servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal representation servicesLegal services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054663 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Submission deadline: 10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

11 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
11 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST
Clarification questions by
27 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts380 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published380 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
11 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
22 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
22 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
Contract signature expected
22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
1 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £750,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Macaulay and Ritchie SolicitorsSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: The contract will run for an initial term of three years, with a further option to extend for a period of up to two years. · Options: The contract will run for an initial term of three years, with a further option to extend for a period of up to two years.	£750,000	2 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

1 · Macaulay and Ritchie SolicitorsSME
Signed
22 Sept 2025
Value
£750,000
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract will run for an initial term of three years, with a further option to extend for a period of up to two years.
Options
The contract will run for an initial term of three years, with a further option to extend for a period of up to two years.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTMT-7134-NRMV 22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 7LXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Macaulay and Ritchie SolicitorsAwarded supplier 99-101 High Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender1 Oct 2025, 10:12 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Sept 2025, 08:45 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST