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title: "P-3257 Claims Legal Services"
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# P-3257 Claims Legal Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-3257-claims-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-054663). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Translink: "P-3257 Claims Legal Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £750,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV)
- **Published Value:** £750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal advisory and information services, Legal advisory and representation services, Legal advisory services, Legal representation services, Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £750,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-3257-claims-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-054663#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054663`

## 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/p-3257-claims-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-054663#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-3257-claims-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-054663#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000, 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £750,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2025 to 30/09/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Macaulay and Ritchie Solicitors**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-161529`
  - Value: £750,000
  - Date: 01/09/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £750,000
  - Signed Date: 21/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031410-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-01T09:12:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T05:39:58.841Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054663