Global Legal Services Framework

National Grid UK Limited ("NGUK") and National Grid USA Service Company Inc. ("NGUS") wish to tender framework agreements for an 8 year term (4,+2,+2) to provide a comprehensive range of legal services. These frameworks are anticipated to take effect on 1st February 2025. The framework agreements are expected to cover legal services relating to:-

• Expert advice in relation to all aspects of the UK energy regulatory framework including the licensing regime
• Competition law
• Planning law, particularly Development Consent Orders and Compulsory Purchase Orders
• Volume property transactional support
• General property advice
• Commercial contracts (including IT contracts)
• Procurement law
• Disputes (including Property & Commercial Disputes)
• Intellectual Property, Trademark & Patent Services
• Construction
• Corporate, including M&A and banking
• Health, Safety & Environment, including support for statutory investigations
• Employment
• Pensions
• Insurance & Insurance Claims
• Data protection
• Cyber security, Artificial Intelligence & Digital
• Environmental, Sustainability & Governance advice

These services are intended to be split across several lots which are expected to be:-

• UK General advisory - All UK full-service legal advice not otherwise covered by the Corporate, Regulatory or Infrastructure lots. • Global General advisory - For advice which is required in both the UK and the US on the same issue. • Global Corporate - Sub-lots (a) UK-only M&A, Treasury and Banking and (b) M&A (transactions valued at £100m+), Treasury and Banking globally for UK and US. • UK Infrastructure -Sub-lot (a) for expert planning and property advice only (e.g. DCOs and CPOs), and (b) firms with the capability to provide holistic advice for complex infrastructure projects and to work in conjunction with the firm appointed to (a). Sub-lot (b) includes procurement, construction, disputes, joint venture and other support in respect of UK and European partners and other