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CORP168 Legal Advice for MARS

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Awarded
services
SME-friendly

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Taunton
Contract value
£33,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
24 June 2026
Published
5 August 2026

Procurement

Contract period
3 July 2026 - 2 July 2027
1 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 79100000 Legal services

What happened

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust awarded this contract to Freeths LLP worth £33,000 on 4 Aug 2026. The contract runs until 2 Jul 2027.

Description

A Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme (MARS) is a form of voluntary severance, designed to enable employees to leave their employment voluntarily in return for a severance payment. Critical to the MARS is for the employee to seek independent legal advice which is paid for by the Trust. The Trust has awarded a call-off contract with a single provider using an agreed pricing structure which limits duplication and saves time and money whilst still achieving the required level of independence.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Freeths LLP
Award value
£33,000
Award date
4 August 2026

Contact

Address
County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY
Contact name
Carrie-Anne Hiscock

Identifiers

Buyer reference
CF-3642300D0O000000rwimUAA
Notice ID
d9c4f5b1-f48d-4ad0-a25a-c91a1138ef58-909521
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-e1a8026e-ba8e-4991-ad0c-332290f65a8b

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