Legal Advisory Services for Lower Thames Crossing

Official notice

Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£6,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to TLT LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Legal Advisory Services to support National Highways progressing to the next stages of development funding options for Lower Thames Crossing.

CPV: Legal advisory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1LTC is seeking a legal advisor to support National Highways as it moves forward to the…Awarded

LTC is seeking a legal advisor to support National Highways as it moves forward to the next stages of the development of funding options for the Project. The scope is to cover two areas:

Part 1 of the scope is for advice, support and contract development in relation to the impacts of the proposed private financing model being pursued for the delivery of the Project on the M25 DBFO contract
Part 2 of the scope is for advice and support relating to the Development Consent Order

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Dec 2025, 13:46 GMT
Last source update: 5 Dec 2025, 13:46 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-080168
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05efb7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award through CCS Legal Panel Services Framework RM6179

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £6,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TLT LLPLegal Advisory Services for Lower	£6,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Legal Advisory Services for Lower · TLT LLP
Signed
28 Nov 2025
Value
£6,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Highways Limited

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services 9346363 Three Snowhill, Snowhill Queensway, Birmingham, UK, B4 6GAContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TLT LLPAwarded supplier One Redcliffe Street, Bristol, UK, BS1 6TP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.