NUN – Legal Services Framework

The Council has a requirement to procure a legal services framework consisting of our (4 Lots, covering a range of legal services to act as an extension to the in-house legal team.

o enable the Council to maximise potential benefits, the requirement has been divided into 4 lots via an Open Procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. It is the Council’s intention to award a maximum of 2 suppliers per Lot onto the framework agreement. Please note, should fewer returns be received, or fewer bids are deemed acceptable, the Council reserves the right to proceed with the award of the Framework Agreement and each Lot despite awarding to fewer bidders than originally proposed. Furthermore, Call off contracts executed during the term of the framework agreement (before the end date) may continue after the framework agreement end date in accordance with the call-off contract term (and any contract extensions) stated in the call-off contract.