Provision of Legal Services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

065276-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 79100000, 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79112100, 79130000, 79131000, 79132000, 79132100, 79140000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Network Rail is procuring the supply of a full range of legal services to support the delivery of its objectives for the period from 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2031 (with optional extensions upto 31st March 2033). The Framework will be let through the following structure: Core Lots • Lot 1 - Legal Services England and Wales • Lot 2 - Legal Services Scotland Specialist Lots • Lot 3 - Rail Regulatory • Lot 4 - Health, Safety and Environment (advice for major incidents) • Lot 5 - Parliamentary Agents

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

Events follow the publisher date where one is available. “Seen by Bidwake” is the date this service first found the record.

1. Tender notice observed

   24 Mar 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   011001-2025

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   5 Jan 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   000164-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

3. Award notice observed

   10 Jul 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   065276-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Lot 1 - Legal Services England & Wales

  Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDSupplier: Addleshaw Goddard LLP

  End date in notice

  31 Mar 2031Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £174,500,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Lot 1 - Legal Services England & Wales

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

• Lot 1 - Legal Services England & Wales

  Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDSupplier: Burges Salmon LLP

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  There are two extension options each of 1 year.

  Published 24 Mar 2025.Open supporting notice 011001-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 2

  There are two extension options each of 1 year.

  Published 24 Mar 2025.Open supporting notice 011001-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 3

  There are two extension options each of 1 year.

  Published 24 Mar 2025.Open supporting notice 011001-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 4

  There are two extension options each of 1 year.

  Published 24 Mar 2025.Open supporting notice 011001-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 5

  There are two extension options each of 1 year.

  Published 24 Mar 2025.Open supporting notice 011001-2025
• Recurrence is statedWhole tenderPublished 24 Mar 2025.Open supporting notice 011001-2025

No exact source-published process relationship was found.