Published date: 26 June 2017

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: 4 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£6,300,000

Procurement reference

HACK001-DN282126-63581403

Published date

26 June 2017

Closing date

4 August 2017

Contract start date

1 November 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2020

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?

No

Description

The London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (the "LBLA"), comprised of the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, the City of London Corporation, Westminster City Council and the London Fire and Planning Authority "the Authorities".

Between them, they spend approximately £2.1m per annum on external Solicitors' Services. The Authorities have come together in a shared procurement exercise and wish to appoint a panel of Solicitors whose advisory services the individual legal teams can call upon.

The Framework Agreement will run for a period of three (3) years with an option to extend the term for a further year (1). Tenders are welcome from those organisations that can provide high quality and cost effective legal advisory services under one or both of the following Lots: • LOT 1 - Regeneration • and LOT 2 - Full Range of Legal Services. It will be open for use by other local authorities in Greater London and South-East England (please refer to www.direct.gov.uk for a full list of local authorities in these regions).

The London Borough of Hackney is acting as the Central Purchasing Body for the purposes of this procurement exercise to set up a Framework Agreement and Kennedy Cater is acting as the advisers on behalf of the LBLA Authorities for this tender process.

About the buyer

Contact name

Beverly Aboagye

Address

The Annexe
2 Hillman Street
London
E8 1FB
England

Telephone

+44 2083561562

Email

beverly.aboagye@hackney.gov.uk

Website

http://www.hackney.gov.uk