Awarded contract

Who won: P4105014 Legal Advisers for High Speed Major Rail Projects Group

A services contract from DfTc - Department for Transport, worth £200,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

DfTc - Department for Transport

Value

£200,000

Published

11 August 2026

About this contract

The call-off contract shall commence on the 11th September 2026 and the expiry date will be 10th September 2027 for a period of Twelve (12) months. The total contract value will be up to £200,000.00 excluding VAT. This Direct Award is being offered under Panel RM6360 Legal Panel for Government (Lot 5 - Rail Legal Services) and the Panel Terms and Conditions shall apply

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✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — DfTc - Department for Transport scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £200,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓This one's been awarded — but DfTc - Department for Transport retenders on a cycle. Get matched the day the next one lands and start your draft early.

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