Legal Panel for Government

All central government and their executive agencies can access a wide range of legal services to support core needs, complex projects, high-risk and innovative initiatives, international trade and investment and specialist rail legal needs. RM6360 Legal Panel for Government provides a simple route to market for buying a wide range of legal services. It is split across 7 lots: Lot 1 – Core Legal Services Lot 2 – Major Projects and Complex Advice Lot 3 – Finance and High Risk / Innovation Lot 4a – Trade and Investment Negotiations Lot 4b – International Trade Disputes Lot 4c – International Investment Disputes Lot 5 – Rail Legal Services We developed this agreement in partnership with the Government Legal Department (GLD), Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Department for Transport (DfT). It is the default route to market for all central government departments and their executive agencies to buy legal services. It will replace: RM6179 Legal Services, expiring 30 November 2025 RM6204 Rail Legal Services, expiring 21 February 2026 RM6183 Trade Law Panel, expiring 30 October 2025 You can access over 60 legal specialisms through this agreement, including: contracts corporate finance dispute resolution and litigation employment law high value or complex merger and acquisition activity intellectual property law public procurement law real estate and real estate finance rescue, restructuring and insolvency projects of exceptional innovation and complexity public inquiries and inquests international trade law negotiations, dispute and resolutions rail regulatory law Suppliers provide legal services under the law of England and Wales. Support may also be available for Scottish law, Northern Irish law and public and private international law, depending on the lot and supplier capability. Call-off contracts can be of any value or length. If you intend to award a contract lasting more than 4 years, speak to one of our Commercial Managers to get the most value for money from your procurement.