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title: "The North West Legal Consortium External Legal Services Framework"
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# The North West Legal Consortium External Legal Services Framework

Buyer: SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d1e5

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## Summary

The procurement process overseen by Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council involves the establishment of a framework contract titled "The North West Legal Consortium External Legal Services Framework" within the legal services industry. This framework aims to provide external legal services for its member organisations and is estimated to be valued at up to £15 million over its duration. The contract commenced on 17 April 2020 and will run until 16 April 2024. The procurement was executed through an open procedure, indicating that any eligible supplier could submit a bid.

This framework contract presents significant opportunities for legal firms, particularly those specialising in civil litigation, property law, corporate governance, and public sector legal services. With the potential for large-scale contracts and collaborative engagements with various member organisations, legal firms of all sizes, from large firms to SMEs that are adept in these sectors, should consider competing for this tender to expand their business portfolio and foster relationships within the public sector.

## Notice

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Sefton) as lead contracting authority for the North West Legal Consortium wishes to procure a framework contract to provide external legal services from solicitors to support the in-house provision of its member organisations. The member organisations can be found at http://www.nwlegalconsortium.com/organisations/consortium-members/ The estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement is expected to be worth up to PS15 million. This figure is an estimate only and may be exceeded. However, no guarantee is given as to any level of business to be awarded through the framework. The Framework will run from 17 April 2020 to 16 April 2024.

### Lot Information

Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory

Lot 1: Civil Litigation, Prosecutions and Regulatory. To include construction litigation, negligence proceedings, possession proceedings, licensing appeals and employment advice and litigation.

Property, Planning and Environment

Lot 2: Property, Planning and Environment. To include all conveyancing, regeneration and highways advice.

Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law

Lot 3: Corporate Governance, Ethical Standards and Information Law. To include organisational governance issues, data protection advice including advice on use of social media by councillors or third parties involving the Council/council officers.

Projects, Procurement and Commercial

Lot 4: Projects, Procurement and Commercial. To include all commercial contracts and company law. Transport regulation including light rail/tram, heavy rail and bus, ticketing, concessionary fares, state aid, competition law, telecommunications, information technology, digital infrastructure and communications, smart technology, construction contracts (NEC and JCT) and construction adjudication/arbitration.

Social Care and Education

Lot 5: Social Care and Education. To include social care and education.

Partner Status (Optional)

Eligibility for appointment to Partner Status will be determined by reference to Bidders' rankings after Selection and Award. Only Eligible Bidders will be invited to interview in the final Partner Status stage of the Award process. An Eligible Bidder for Partner Status is a bidder who both a) expresses an interest in Partner Status and submits its offering for that and b) is successfully appointed to at least 3 out of the previous five lots. All Eligible Bidders will be ranked according to their added value offer and a maximum of 8 taken through to interview stage. Bidders will be under no obligation to accept Partner Status appointment should they not wish to do so. Up to 4 Bidders will be given Partner Status on the framework. Partners will have their branding on the Consortium website.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019062-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 3UU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 14 |
| Supplier names | ADDLESHAW GODDARD; BERRYMANS LACE MAWER; BEVAN BRITTAN; BRABNERS; BROWNE JACOBSON; DAC BEACHCROFT; DLA PIPER; DWF LAW; FREETHS; GELDARDS; PLEXUS LEGAL; SHARPE PRITCHARD; TLT; WEIGHTMANS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2021 at 13:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019062-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nwlegalconsortium.com/organisations/consortium-members/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:523161-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

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