Published date: 8 February 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 18 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal advisory and representation services - 79110000

  • Legal advisory services - 79111000

  • Legal representation services - 79112000

    • Legal advisory and information services - 79140000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland, Wales

Value of contract

£0 to £3,000,000

Procurement reference

EHRC-DN391209-64127089

Published date

8 February 2019

Closing date

18 February 2019

Contract start date

1 March 2019

Contract end date

28 February 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Further to the original invitation to join the Commission's Panel of Counsel published on 15th December 2018, we are now allowing a short extension to the opportunity to apply. Those who successfully submitted an application by the original application deadline of 24th of January need not re-apply. Applications received from the earlier invitation and this extension will be considered together. The panel will be our preferred suppliers of legal services from counsel. Practising barristers and solicitor advocates from across England and Wales, and advocates and solicitor advocates from across Scotland are encouraged to apply. Our current panel consists of around 80 counsel and we expect to appoint a larger panel this time. We therefore encourage all suitably qualified counsel to apply. We are seeking counsel with a range of levels of experience, up to and including QC, and we hope that applicants will come forward from as broad a range of backgrounds as possible. The panel will provide advocacy, advisory and drafting expertise across a range of legal specialisms. Those appointed will have a vital role to play in helping the Commission to achieve its ambitious objectives in 2019 and beyond.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Hywyn Pritchard

Address

3rd Floor Arndale House
The Arndale Centre
Manchester
M4 3AQ
United Kingdom

Email

procurementhelpdesk@equalityhumanrights.com

Website

http://www.equalityhumanrights.com