Awarded contract

Who won: P4105017 Provision of Legal Advisers for Future of Heathrow Express

A services contract from DfTc - Department for Transport, worth £1,500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

DfTc - Department for Transport

Value

£1,500,000

Published

3 July 2026

About this contract

The call-off contract shall commence on the 30th June 2026 and the expiry date will be 31st March 2027 for a period of nine (9) months. The total contract value will be up to £1,500,000.00 excluding VAT. This Direct Award is being offered under RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, Lot 5: Rail Legal Services Framework 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 £1,500,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
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✓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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