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Provision of Legal Advisers for the Public Ownership Programme

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 09:20.

Opportunity overview

Legal Adviser support to the Public Ownership Programme, providing advice and guidance on the due diligence and mobilisation activities undertaken by DFTO in transferring Train Operating Companies (TOCs) into public ownership.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Matched by number
Contract value
£3.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Aug 2026
Award ID
081971-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC304065
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • Compliant direct award via GCA Framework Legal Panel for Government RM6360 for the provision of legal advice and services.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee11
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Compliant direct award via GCA Framework Legal Panel for Government RM6360 for the provision of legal advice and services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Compliant direct award via GCA Framework Legal Panel for Government RM6360 for the provision of legal advice and services.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
DFT OPERATOR LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-07141122

Identifier

Legal Name
DFT OPERATOR LIMITED
Id
07141122
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor
Locality
London
Region
UKI45
Postal Code
SE18SW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Holly Peters

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Transport
Organisation 2
Name
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC304065

Identifier

Legal Name
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
Id
OC304065
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
High Court
Id
GB-FTS-525

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
081971-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC304065
Name
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
081971-2026-1
Award ID
081971-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
27 Aug 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,650,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE18SW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 081971-2026award, contract ·