Legal Advisers for Rail Matters

Merseytravel and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) wish to appoint a single law firm (or alternative business structure practice) to act as their principal external legal advisers in relation to rail matters.

The appointed legal advisers will advise a variety of staff within LCRCA / Merseytravel including:

Directors

Place Directorate (Transport, Transport Infrastructure Programmes, Customer Delivery)

Legal Team

Finance Team

Key focus areas include:

Existing Operations

Transition Arrangements

Future Operations

Future Operations Supporting Public Control

Initial term: Three years.

Optional Contract Extensions: 12 months, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.