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Legal Secondment for Lower Thames Crossing (LTC)

National Highways Limited · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 08:56.

Opportunity overview

A Legal Secondment is required to provide additional legal resource to National Highways in-house legal team to enable it to support the wider Lower Thames Crossing Directorate as required, including but not limited to the provision of at least one secondee to provide a single point of contact from the in-house legal team to support the LTC Directorate.

Awarded to

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DAC Beachcroft LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£384.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Jan 2026
Award ID
000625-2026-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79111000 — Legal advisory services

Lots

  • LTC requires additional legal resource to National Highways in-house legal team to enable it to support the wider Lower Thames Crossing Directorate as required, including but not limited to the provision of at least one secondee to provide a single point of contact from the in-house legal team to support the LTC Directorate. This additional legal resource may also, amongst other things, provide training, legal support not capable of being given by external law firms (due to e.g. conflict of interest or being out of scope); assist with drafting instructions to external law firms; assist in the interpretation of legal advice from external law firms and interface between issues and the identification of any broader issues which may impact the interests of National Highways in the Lower Thames Crossing ProjectValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05fffd
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
Direct Award through CCS Legal Panel Services Framework RM6360

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services

Covered By

GPA

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
LTC requires additional legal resource to National Highways in-house legal team to enable it to support the wider Lower Thames Crossing Directorate as required, including but not limited to the provision of at least one secondee to provide a single point of contact from the in-house legal team to support the LTC Directorate. This additional legal resource may also, amongst other things, provide training, legal support not capable of being given by external law firms (due to e.g. conflict of interest or being out of scope); assist with drafting instructions to external law firms; assist in the interpretation of legal advice from external law firms and interface between issues and the identification of any broader issues which may impact the interests of National Highways in the Lower Thames Crossing Project
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
National Highways Limited
Id
GB-FTS-169809

Identifier

Legal Name
National Highways Limited

Address

Street Address
Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway
Locality
Birmingham
Region
UK
Postal Code
B4 6GA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 3001235000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
DAC Beachcroft LLP
Id
GB-FTS-26284

Identifier

Legal Name
DAC Beachcroft LLP

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
High Court of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-1412

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of Justice

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
000625-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-26284
Name
DAC Beachcroft LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000625-2026-1
Award ID
000625-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
5 Jan 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
384,696
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UK · B4 6GA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 000625-2026award, contract ·