Provision of Legal Advisers for In-life Operator

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-077b7c
Creator: DFT Operator Limited 'DFTO'
Published: 2026-09-28T11:41:10.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: DFT Operator Limited 'DFTO' (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£1,102,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of legal advisers for in-life operator contract management and POP commercial matters.

CPV: Legal advisory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Compliant direct award via Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government FrameworkAwarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Optional 6 month extension

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 28 Sept 2026, 12:41 BST
Last source update: 28 Sept 2026, 12:41 BST
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b7c

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Compliant direct award via the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,102,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Addleshaw Goddard LLP	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 091405-2026-1 · Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Signed
28 Sept 2026
Value
£1,102,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawTransport GB-COH: 07141122 Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor, London, London, SE18SW [email protected]

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Addleshaw Goddard LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC318149 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.