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Published 30 Jul 2025, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Metrolink Trafford Park Line - Miscellaneous Legal Services Provider DLA Piper

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£70,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to DLA Piper

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Legal advice to TfGM in relation to:

  • concluding an outstanding grant to Electricity North-West Ltd of a lease of a Metrolink traction substation site at Pomona Strand, Trafford including dealing with all and any Land Registry enquiries and requirements and the consent of the superior landlord - Peel Land (Intermediate) Limited - and dealing with any SDLT enquiries and the preparation and submission to HMRC of relevant SDLT Returns (if any); and
  • concluding a suite of outstanding third-party Agreements with landowners at Barton Dock Road known as CHEP/Maher including dealing with all and any Land Registry requirements and requisitions and dealing with any SDLT enquiries and the preparation and submission to HMRC of relevant SDLT Returns (if any);

Ad-hoc' legal advice in relation to:

  • enquiries relating to SDLT paid pursuant to the Peel Short and Long Lease workstreams dealt with by DLA between 2016-2022 and including completion and submission of any outstanding or supplemental further SDLT Returns required under the SDLT legislation or by HMRC and/or (if appropriate) the re-claim of any overpaid SDLT paid in respect of any previously completed Peel Long Leases; and
  • advice and assistance in relation to completed registrations of the Peel Long Leases where requisitions are raised by HM Land Registry or where TfGM have questions or requisitions themselves relating to any such completed registrations.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Jul 2025, 16:15 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2025, 16:15 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044433
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056975 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 16:15 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £70,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DLA Piper£70,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · DLA Piper

    Signed
    30 Jul 2025
    Value
    £70,000
    Period
    30 Jul 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Greater Manchester

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNJQ-2746-NWYT 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DLA PIPER UK LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC307847GB-PPON: PMPT-8255-CHYG 160 Aldersgate Street, London, London, EC1A 4HTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender