AwardedAwarded 1 June 2025

TfL 96455 TfL Legal Panel Framework

Transport for London · Public undertaking

In brief

Transport for London awarded legal work to Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, Addleshaw Goddard LLP and Bird&Bird LLP and 15 others on 1 June 2025.

It is split into 8 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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What the notice says

Transport for London (TfL) as the Contracting Authority has put in place a Framework Agreement for Legal Services with 18 law firms across 8 lots. The firms have the requisite resources, expertise and experience to advise Transport for London, the Greater London Authority and its other functional bodies (the 'GLA Group'). Lot 1 - Employment Law Lot 2 - Major commercial matters Lot 3 - Rail industry matters Lot 4 - Routine commercial and real estate matters (contentious and non-contentious) Lot 5 - Housing matters Lot 6 - Complex property and commercial development matters Lot 7 - Major consents matters Lot 8 - Town and country planning and highways matters The Framework Agreement will be in place for four years with an option to extend for two further years at the sole discretion of TfL.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Employment Law What this lot covers Legal support on contentious and non-contentious employment matters including tribunal cases (from the point of outsourcing to conclusion of the case), EAT appeals and specialist advice on industrial relations matters (including strategy, disputes and change programmes) and immigration. This Lot will be awarded to one supplier because consistency of treatment of all employment related matters is imperative to ensure that any policy work undertaken and advice given fits seamlessly with the operational requirements of the business.	Legal services	—
Major commercial matters What this lot covers Legal support on contentious and non-contentious aspects of significant infrastructure projects and other large scale and/or complex contracts.	Legal services	—
Rail industry matters What this lot covers Legal support on matters specific to the rail industry including industry specific agreements and regulatory issues covering commercial and real estate matters whether contentious or non-contentious.	Legal services	—
Routine commercial and real estate matters (contentious and non-contentious) What this lot covers Legal support for routine and high volume commercial and real estate matters (contentious and non-contentious matters) including compulsory purchase compensation and implementation matters, falling outside lots 3, 6, 7 and 8.	Legal services	—
Housing matters What this lot covers Legal support for housing matters (including legal support in relation to the Mayor's major funding programmes for housing and regeneration and building safety, negotiating grant and loan agreements and advising on wider housing policy issues).	Legal services	—
Complex property and commercial development matters What this lot covers Legal support for large scale commercial developments and projects, operational and commercial property matters and regeneration.	Legal services	—
Major consents matters What this lot covers Legal support for major consents matters (including compulsory purchase compensation and implementation matters).	Legal services	—
Town and country planning and highways matters What this lot covers Legal support for town and country planning and highways matters (including compulsory purchase compensation and implementation matters).	Legal services	—

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP 3 bids received	Employment Law	£10,000,000
Addleshaw Goddard LLP Bird&Bird LLP Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Burges Salmon LLP Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Ashurst LLP K&L Gates LLP Sharpe Pritchard LLP and Mills and Reeve LLP (SME) 9 bids received	Major commercial matters	£24,000,000
Addleshaw Goddard LLP Burges Salmon LLP Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Ashurst LLP Stephenson Harwood LLP 5 bids received	Rail industry matters	£6,000,000
Freeths LLP Addleshaw Goddard LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP TLT LLP Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP 5 bids received	Routine commercial and real estate matters (contentious and non-contentious)	£30,000,000
Trowers and Hamlins LLP Browne Jacobson LLP Addleshaw Goddard LLP Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (BCLP) Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP 5 bids received	Housing matters	£10,000,000
Trowers and Hamlins LLP Addleshaw Goddard LLP Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Burges Salmon LLP Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Ashurst LLP 9 bids received	Complex property and commercial development matters	£20,000,000
Pinsent Masons LLP Addleshaw Goddard LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP 5 bids received	Major consents matters	£10,000,000
Pinsent Masons LLP Addleshaw Goddard LLP Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Ashurst LLP Town Legal LLP (SME) 8 bids received	Town and country planning and highways matters	£10,000,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

9 October 2025Contract award notice · notice 063601-2025

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From notice 063601-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 9 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.