The new Legal Services Framework with an improved and flexible lot structure.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Legal Services Framework (REF:CPC/DU/LEGAL/01) contract managed by Dukefield Procurement. This framework has been developed for the education and wider public sector to provide a comprehensive set of services to support organisations with all of their requirements in relation to Legal Services, large or small. This could be anything from Academy conversion to Human Resources legal support.
Following the extensive research that was undertaken, the lot structure was developed to offer greater flexibility with a combination of geographical and specialism-led lots. There is also a dedicated and all-encompassing lot for education to cover every eventuality.
There are 7 lots in total:
Lot 1 - National One Stop Shop
Lot 2 - Legal Services: Human Resources, Pensions and People
Lot 3 - Legal Services: Academy Conversion and Post Conversion Services
Lot 4 - Legal Services: Property
Lot 5 - Legal Services: Contracts, Procurement Governance and Related Matters
Lot 6 - Legal Services: Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Lot 7 - Legal Services for Education
The framework has 8 suppliers across the 7 lots, 4 of whom are able to provide services for the National One-Stop-Shop.
The framework is fully compliant with UK Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015) and there are a choice of options for utilising the framework – Direct Award or Further Competition.
The other benefits of using this framework are:
Efficient and easy to use
Quicker route for procurement
Reduced timescales and costs
Dedicated framework user guide and resources
Contract manager support
National coverage
Pre-agreed terms and conditions