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title: "Legal Advisors for Rail Matters"
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# Legal Advisors for Rail Matters

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-advisors-for-rail-matters-ocds-h6vhtk-02a231). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Liverpool City Region Combined Authority: "Legal Advisors for Rail Matters". Published status: complete. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 May 2021, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Liverpool City Region Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/liverpool-city-region-combined-authority-ons-e47000004)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £750,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-advisors-for-rail-matters-ocds-h6vhtk-02a231#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a231`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-advisors-for-rail-matters-ocds-h6vhtk-02a231#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Dc8862210-df92-eb11-810c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-advisors-for-rail-matters-ocds-h6vhtk-02a231#participate

## Description
LCRCA / Merseytravel wishes to appoint a single law firm (or ABS) to act as its principal external legal advisors in relation to rail matters for a period of 3 years.
The appointed legal advisors, together with externally appointed commercial, financial and technical advisors as appropriate, will advise a variety of staff within LCRCA including:
•	Directors
•	Integrated Transport and Rail Teams
•	Rolling Stock Team
•	OLR Team
•	Legal Team
•	Finance Team
It will be vital to form coherent and cohesive working teams and ensure that advice and workstreams are aligned throughout the organisation.  Given the technical and specialist nature of rail operations, the appoint appointed legal advisors may be required to advise in conjunction with other external consultants including commercial, financial and technical advisors.
In delivering the services legal advisors will also be required to work closely with members of Merseytravel’s internal legal team and where possible help to upskill them in relevant practice areas and disciplines.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £750,000
- **Description:** LCRCA / Merseytravel wishes to appoint a single law firm (or ABS) to act as its principal external legal advisors in relation to rail matters for a period of 3 years.
The appointed legal advisors, together with externally appointed commercial, financ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Legal Advisors for Rail Matters (active)
  - Award id: `027456-2021-DN536110-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Addleshaw Goddard LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185004`
  - Value: £750,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Legal Advisors for Rail Matters (active)
  - Signed Value: £750,000
  - Signed Date: 09/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027456-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-02T16:02:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:17:12.139Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a231