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Published 6 Feb 2026, 10:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Rail Legal Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£400,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Addleshaw Goddard LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Direct award via CCS framework RM6204 for the provision of rail legal services.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Feb 2026, 10:13 GMT
Last source update
6 Feb 2026, 10:13 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010799
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0649b9 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This contract was direct awarded as a call off from the CCS framework RM6204 Rail Legal Services.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Addleshaw Goddard LLP£400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawTransport - Railway GB-COH: 07141122 Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor, London, London, SE18SWContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.