CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE · Awarded contract

Awarded

Award of Rail Legal Services Panel Agreement to Multiple Law Firms

Awarded 30 May 2017

Awarded30 May 2017

Value£50,000,000.00

SupplierAddleshaw Goddard LLP,Ashurst LLP,DLA Piper UK LLP,Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP,Linklaters LLP,Norton Rose Fulbright LLP,Osborne Clarke LLP,Stephenson Harwood LLP

AgencyCROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryConsultancy & Legal

Ended 7y 5mo ago2y term

Awarded 30 May 2017Expired 30 May 2019

About

Crown Commercial Service awarded a contract to Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Ashurst LLP, DLA Piper UK LLP, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, Linklaters LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Osborne Clarke LLP, and Stephenson Harwood LLP for the establishment of a Panel Agreement for Rail Legal Services.

The panel serves Crown Bodies, with the Department for Transport as the Principal Panel Customer, and other permitted users across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Panel Customers can enter into Legal Service Contracts with successful suppliers for required services.

The agreement has an initial term of three years, with an option to extend for up to twelve consecutive months.

The procurement was conducted in three consecutive stages, and the contract value is £50,000,000.

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