TfL 96455 TfL Legal Panel Framework
A Contract Award Notice
by TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year (est.)
- Value
- £10M-£24M
- Sector
- BUSINESS
- Published
- 09 Oct 2025
- Delivery
- To 09 Oct 2029 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
London
2 buyers
- Transport for London London
18 suppliers
- Eversheds Sutherland London
- Addleshaw Goddard London
- Ashurst London
- Bird & Bird London
- Burges Salmon Bristol
- Gowling WLG London
- Herbert Smith Freehills London
- K&L Gates London
- Sharpe Pritchard LLP & Mills & Reeve London
- Stephenson Harwood London
- Freeths Nottingham
- TLT Bristol
- Brian Cave Leighton Paisner London
- Browne Jacobson Nottingham
- Trowers & Hamlins London
- Womble Bond Dickinson London
- Pinsent Masons London
- Town Legal London
Description
Transport for London (TfL) as the Contracting Authority has put in place a Framework Agreement for Legal Services with 18 law firms across 8 lots. The firms have the requisite resources, expertise and experience to advise Transport for London, the Greater London Authority and its other functional bodies (the 'GLA Group'). Lot 1 - Employment Law Lot 2 - Major commercial matters Lot 3 - Rail industry matters Lot 4 - Routine commercial and real estate matters (contentious and non-contentious) Lot 5 - Housing matters Lot 6 - Complex property and commercial development matters Lot 7 - Major consents matters Lot 8 - Town and country planning and highways matters The Framework Agreement will be in place for four years with an option to extend for two further years at the sole discretion of TfL.
Lot Division
1 | Employment Law Legal support on contentious and non-contentious employment matters including tribunal cases (from the point of outsourcing to conclusion of the case), EAT appeals and specialist advice on industrial relations matters (including strategy, disputes and change programmes) and immigration. This Lot will be awarded to one supplier because consistency of treatment of all employment related matters is imperative to ensure that any policy work undertaken and advice given fits seamlessly with the operational requirements of the business. Award Criteria
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2 | Major commercial matters Legal support on contentious and non-contentious aspects of significant infrastructure projects and other large scale and/or complex contracts. Award Criteria
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3 | Rail industry matters Legal support on matters specific to the rail industry including industry specific agreements and regulatory issues covering commercial and real estate matters whether contentious or non-contentious. Award Criteria
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4 | Routine commercial and real estate matters (contentious and non-contentious) Legal support for routine and high volume commercial and real estate matters (contentious and non-contentious matters) including compulsory purchase compensation and implementation matters, falling outside lots 3, 6, 7 and 8. Award Criteria
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5 | Housing matters Legal support for housing matters (including legal support in relation to the Mayor's major funding programmes for housing and regeneration and building safety, negotiating grant and loan agreements and advising on wider housing policy issues). Award Criteria
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6 | Complex property and commercial development matters Legal support for large scale commercial developments and projects, operational and commercial property matters and regeneration. Award Criteria
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7 | Major consents matters Legal support for major consents matters (including compulsory purchase compensation and implementation matters). Award Criteria
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8 | Town and country planning and highways matters Legal support for town and country planning and highways matters (including compulsory purchase compensation and implementation matters). Award Criteria
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Award Detail
1 | Eversheds Sutherland (London)
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2 | Addleshaw Goddard (London)
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3 | Ashurst (London)
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4 | Bird & Bird (London)
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5 | Burges Salmon (Bristol)
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6 | Eversheds Sutherland (London)
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7 | Gowling WLG (London)
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8 | Herbert Smith Freehills (London)
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9 | K&L Gates (London)
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10 | Sharpe Pritchard LLP & Mills & Reeve (London)
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11 | Addleshaw Goddard (London)
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12 | Ashurst (London)
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13 | Burges Salmon (Bristol)
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14 | Eversheds Sutherland (London)
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15 | Stephenson Harwood (London)
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16 | Addleshaw Goddard (London)
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17 | Eversheds Sutherland (London)
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18 | Freeths (Nottingham)
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19 | Gowling WLG (London)
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20 | TLT (Bristol)
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21 | Addleshaw Goddard (London)
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22 | Brian Cave Leighton Paisner (London)
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23 | Browne Jacobson (Nottingham)
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24 | Trowers & Hamlins (London)
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25 | Womble Bond Dickinson (London)
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26 | Addleshaw Goddard (London)
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27 | Ashurst (London)
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28 | Burges Salmon (Bristol)
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29 | Eversheds Sutherland (London)
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30 | Gowling WLG (London)
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31 | Herbert Smith Freehills (London)
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32 | Trowers & Hamlins (London)
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33 | Addleshaw Goddard (London)
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34 | Eversheds Sutherland (London)
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35 | Gowling WLG (London)
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36 | Pinsent Masons (London)
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37 | Womble Bond Dickinson (London)
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38 | Addleshaw Goddard (London)
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39 | Ashurst (London)
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40 | Eversheds Sutherland (London)
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41 | Gowling WLG (London)
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42 | Herbert Smith Freehills (London)
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43 | Pinsent Masons (London)
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44 | Town Legal (London)
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CPV Codes
- 79100000 - Legal services
Indicators
- Options are available.
- Award on basis of price.
Other Information
The Authority is not committed to the estimated spend figure for each lot. The framework agreement commencement date is 01/06/2025 for 4 years, with an option to extend up to 2 years.
Reference
- FTS 063601-2025