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P4104113 Provision of Legal Advisers for Project Gordon

DfTc - Department for Transport · published 5 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release IDad6f6fb9-f4fd-422a-97a6-a46ba2d5d6e7-916452
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-92df765c-67a2-4def-a8ef-8ad8d7b522ab
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-163473
Release typeawardUpdate
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£800,000
award field
Tender value
£800,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
79100000
Legal services
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The call-off contract shall commence on the 4th November 2024 and the expiry date will be 3rd November 2025 for a period of 12 months, including an option to extend by 12 months (3rd November 2026) and an option to extend by a further five months (3rd April 2027). The total contract value will be up to £800,000 excluding VAT. The contract value is subject to further internal approvals by the DfT and will be reviewed as part of the DfT's contract management procedures. This Direct Award is being offered under Panel RM6204 Rail Legal Services Framework and the Panel Terms and Conditions shall apply The contract term has been extended by twelve (12) months and the new contract expiry date is the 3rd November 2026. The contract term has been extended by five (5) months and the new contract expiry date is the 3rd April 2027.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release5 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published4 Nov 2024
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published31 Oct 2024End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published4 Nov 2024
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published3 Apr 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

Linklaters LLP

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 5 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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