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Published 14 Aug 2026, 16:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Advisers for Rail Matters

Official notice

Authority: Merseytravel (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Published estimate£6,500,000≈ £2.2m / year · £7,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Sept 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 11 Oct 2029 · up to 11 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 12 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Merseytravel and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) wish to appoint a single law firm (or alternative business structure practice) to act as their principal external legal advisers in relation to rail matters.

The appointed legal advisers will advise a variety of staff within LCRCA / Merseytravel including:

Directors

Place Directorate (Transport, Transport Infrastructure Programmes, Customer Delivery)

Legal Team

Finance Team

Key focus areas include:

Existing Operations

Transition Arrangements

Future Operations

Future Operations Supporting Public Control

Initial term: Three years.

Optional Contract Extensions: 12 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£6,500,000
Contract period: 12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 11 Oct 2031 with extensionsValue: £6,500,000 exc. VAT · £7,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Initial term: Three years. Optional Contract Extensions: 12 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months. Extensions may be enacted subject to an ongoing review of operational need for the services.
79100000 Legal services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    The conditions of participation are detailed in the project via the Chest tendering portal.

What it takes to win
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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
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    The conditions of participation are detailed in the project via the Chest tendering portal.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Aug 2026, 16:24 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2026, 16:24 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Sept 2026
Authority reference
5597104
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077836
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e501 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To participate in this tender, suppliers must either log into, or register on the Chest portal.

Login here:

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Timeline

14 Aug 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published69 days ago
    14 Aug 2026, 16:24 BST
  2. Submission deadline44 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by22 days ago
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts10 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Aug 2026, 16:24 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseytravel

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJQR-8469-DXQD 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender