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Legal Advisers for Rail Matters

Merseytravel · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 01:01.

Opportunity overview

Merseytravel and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) wish to appoint a single law firm (or alternative business structure practice) to act as their principal external legal advisers in relation to rail matters. The appointed legal advisers will advise a variety of staff within LCRCA / Merseytravel including: Directors Place Directorate (Transport, Transport Infrastructure Programmes, Customer Delivery) Legal Team Finance Team Key focus areas include: Existing Operations Transition Arrangements Future Operations Future Operations Supporting Public Control Initial term: Three years. Optional Contract Extensions: 12 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • Lot 1£6.5m

Documents and notices

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
5597104
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
To participate in this tender, suppliers must either log into, or register on the Chest portal. Login here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Register an account here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
8 Sept 2026, 15:00

Expected award period

Ends
29 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
7,800,000
Amount
6,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
cost
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
The conditions of participation are detailed in the project via the Chest tendering portal.

Contract period

Starts
12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
11 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
11 Oct 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Initial term: Three years. Optional Contract Extensions: 12 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months. Extensions may be enacted subject to an ongoing review of operational need for the services.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
077836-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Aug 2026, 16:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Merseytravel
Id
GB-PPON-PJQR-8469-DXQD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJQR-8469-DXQD

Address

Street Address
1 Mann Island
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L3 1BP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD72

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Liverpool · UKD72 · L3 1BP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 077836-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·