Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of rail legal services to be utilised by UK Central Government Departments, and other public sector bodies. The principal Buyer will be the Department for Transport (DfT), who intends to use this work Contract wherever possible. Other Contracting Authorities, as detailed in VI.3 may also use it from time to time.

The policy drivers supporting the development and procurement of this work Contract are to:

– provide Buyers with a route to market compliant with UK Law

– offer an improved agreement for both Buyers and Suppliers

– provide Buyers with access to high quality legal services

– achieve value for money

Rail Legal Services (RM6204) has been designed as a suitable replacement for Rail Legal Services (RM3756) due to expire in 2022.

This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) and is therefore subject to limited regulation. It will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015, and relates to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service.

The work Agreement will be established for 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of CCS.