ID4329886 DfE - FE - Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legal Services to FE Sector

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On behalf of the six Regional Colleges in Northern Ireland (“NI Colleges”):- Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC); Northern Regional College (NRC); North West Regional College (NWRC); Southern Regional College (SRC); South Eastern Regional College (SERC); and South West College (SWC) Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) wishes to award a Framework Agreement for the provision of legal Services. This competition will establish a Framework Agreement containing Seven (7) Lots for the provision of legal services as described in the Framework Agreement Specification, they are: 1) Employment Equality and Human Rights; 2) Public Law (and corporate governance); 3) Information Law; 4) Property Law; 5) Corporate and Commercial, plus Alternative Dispute Resolution; 6) Procurement Law; and 7) Student / Curriculum. The three highest ranked tenderers for each Lot will be awarded a place on the Framework Agreement. Tenderers can tender for one, multiple, or all Lots. There is no restriction on the number of lots a tenderer may be appointed to; however a tenderer must have the capability and capacity to deliver all lots tendered for.

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