The North West Legal Consortium External Legal Services Framework

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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Sefton) as lead contracting authority for the North West Legal Consortium wishes to procure a framework contract to provide external legal services from solicitors to support the in-house provision of its member organisations. The member organisations can be found at http://www.nwlegalconsortium.com/organisations/consortium-members/
The estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement is expected to be worth up to £15 million. This figure is an estimate only and may be exceeded. However, no guarantee is given as to any level of business to be awarded through the framework.
The Framework will run from 17 April 2020 to 16 April 2024.

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For the past few years, CPC has outsourced the contract management of its Legal Services framework agreement for various reasons, one of which being capacity internally. We are now looking to bring this framework back in-house and this tender exercise will form the new iteration of the framework. Suppliers must be capable of delivering high-quality, cost-effective legal advice and representation to institutions such as schools, academies, colleges, universities, and educational trusts, as well as local authorities and the wider public sector. Suppliers are expected to provide legal advice, guidance, representation, and transactional support across a broad range of legal areas relevant to the education and the wider public sectors, including but not limited to: Education Law • Admissions, exclusions, and appeals • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) • Safeguarding and child protection • Curriculum and assessment matters • Ofsted inspection challenges and advice • Parental complaints and disputes • Student discipline and behaviour policies Governance and Regulatory Compliance • Advice on the constitution and governance of educational institutions • Compliance with the Education Acts, Academies Act, Equality Act, GDPR, and Freedom of Information • Support with policy development and statutory duties • Liaison with DfE, ESFA, Ofsted, and other regulators Employment and HR Law • Employment contracts and staff handbooks • Disciplinary and grievance procedures • Employment tribunals and dispute resolution • TUPE advice and organisational restructures • Trade union negotiations Property and Estates • Acquisition, disposal, and leasing of educational premises • PFI, PPP, and academy estate arrangements • Land registration and title investigations • Planning law advice relevant to education settings Commercial and Contracts • Drafting and review of commercial contracts and service level agreements • Procurement advice including Public Contracts Regulations 2015 compliance • Grant funding and partnership agreements • ICT and software procurement, licensing and contracts Corporate and Charities Law • Academy conversion and re-brokerage legal support • Group structures including multi-academy trusts (MATs) • Charity law compliance and governance • Company secretarial and filings (e.g., Companies House) Litigation and Dispute Resolution • Representation in judicial reviews and regulatory challenges • Contractual disputes • Debt recovery • Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation Criminal Law • Damage to property and/or assets • Fraud and theft • Cybercrime • Violence crime CPC will be using the MultiQuote e-Tendering platform to carry out this tender. In order to express your interest in this tender and obtain the tender documents, please register or log in at: https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx If you have any issues when using MultiQuote, please contact Elcom Ltd on 020 3920 8054 or email [email protected]

Katy Reed

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