Crown Commercial Service as the Authority put in place a Panel Agreement for Rail Legal Services ('the Panel') for Crown Bodies, the Principal Panel Customer being the Department for Transport and other permitted users identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations) in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ('Panel Customers'). Panel Customers will able to enter into Legal Service Contracts with successful Suppliers for any required services. This Panel Agreement will be for an initial Panel Period of three (3) years, with the option to extend for up to one (1) further period of twelve (12) consecutive months. This procurement related to the legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(PCR) 2015 as a specific service. The procurement was conducted in three (3) stages which was ran consecutively. Full details were available in the Invitation to Tender ('the Invitation').