Published date: 10 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 December 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

LPOOL001-DN758199-44451851

Published date

10 July 2025

Closing date

23 December 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

10 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

All LA maintained schools can voluntarily apply to become an academy. RI schools that are not deemed to be making sufficient progress can become subject of a DfE Academy Order.

Once the decision is made to progress with an academisation, the Department for Education will issue the City Council with an instruction to commence and engage with the process. It is a statutory duty to comply.

The specific areas the Council must undertake are listed below:

1. Guidance on all matters relating to the conversion process
2. Undertake all works associated with the completion of the Commercial Transfer Agreement, ensuring the statutory duties of Liverpool City Council are discharged
3. Undertake all works associated with the completion of the Land Registry (TP1), ensuring the statutory duties of Liverpool City Council are discharged
4. Any other legal work to ensure the successful and timely completion of the conversion process

Legal Services within the City Council does not have the resources to undertake the legal work associated with academy conversions.

Award information

Awarded date

10 January 2025

Contract start date

13 January 2025

Contract end date

14 January 2026

Total value of contract

£120,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Address

4 More London Riverside, London, Greater London, SE1 2AU,

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Kevin Fletcher

Address

Cunard Building
Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1DS
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1512333000

Email

kevin.fletcher@liverpool.gov.uk

Website

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk