Published date: 23 July 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: 29 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

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  • Legal services - 79100000

    • Legal advisory and representation services - 79110000

    • Legal advisory services - 79111000

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    • Legal documentation and certification services - 79130000

    • Legal advisory and information services - 79140000

Location of contract

B70 8SZ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

TEMP189KB

Published date

23 July 2019

Closing date

29 July 2019

Contract start date

12 August 2019

Contract end date

28 October 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Job title: Solicitor x 1

Hours: 37 Hours

Start date: ASAP

End date: 3 months from start date

Rate of Pay: Please let me know what rate the candidate is looking for along with a confirmation of your agency charge rate

Contract type: Agency

Location: Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE

Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Brief description:

A qualified Solicitor/ Barrister is required of at least 5 years' experience in Prosecutions and Licensing work with an emphasis on licensing within a Local Authority. We require candidates who have experience of advising elected members in licensing committees, in relation to Licensing Act 2003 matters and taxi licensing.

Candidates need to have Advocacy Experience in the Magistrates Court including contested matters and licensing appeals. General knowledge of local government law is required. Candidates need experience of providing advice to internal and external clients. They should be able to undertake workload with minimum supervision and hit the ground running. They need to have good communication and manner with elected members.

Closing date: Monday 29th July 12:00pm.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references, copy of Terms and Conditions and safeguarding form (attached).

Please note the Council's MVMSP - Hays is also trying to source for our vacancy.

More information

Links

Additional text

The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on "Tenders" to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on "View Details" in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Monday 29th July 12:00pm

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Karendeep Bassra

Address

1 Providence Place
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 8SZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 569 4766

Email

karendeep_bassra@sandwell.gov.uk