Newcastle City Council is acting as the Lead Authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its member Authorities to establish a multiple lot Framework Agreement for the delivery of legal services. The Framework Agreement will be accessible by all NEPO Associate Members at a Local and National level.

General Legal Advice including 9But not limited to:

(a) creation of new delivery vehicles and shared service proposals;

(b) public procurement;

(c) contracts;

(d) outsourcing;

(e) state aid;

(f) restructuring/Insolvency;

(g) planning and highways (including enforcement);

(h) construction (Including construction disputes);

(i) tax;

(j) local authority powers and duties in respect of the above;

(k) freedom of Information Act and data protection;

(l) monitoring officer/standard issues (including investigations of alleged breaches of the code of conduct for councillors);

(m) finance.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under this Lot 10: Specialist Requirement — Debt Recovery:

— debt recovery.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under this Lot 11: Specialist Requirement — Highways:

— Section 278 agreements,

— Section 38 agreements,

— Section 50 licensing.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under this Lot 12: Specialist Requirement — Employment Law:

— employment tribunal claims (for example, unfair dismissal, unlawful deduction of wages, discrimination),

— compromise agreements,

— general employment law advice,

— clerking employment appeals committee hearings.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of Legal Services which may be required under Lot 2: Specialist Requirement — Conveyancing.

— commercial,

— right to buy,

— residential,

— land registrations.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under Lot 3: Specialist Requirement — Housing:

— anti-social behaviour,

— disrepair claims,

— landlord and tenant,

— litigation.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under this Lot 4: Specialist Requirement — Family:

— children,

— adults.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under this Lot 5: Specialist Requirement — Education Law.

— academy conversions,

— Special Education Needs (SEN) mediation,

— admissions appeals.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under this Lot 6: Specialist Requirement — Prosecutions.

— trading standards,

— environmental.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of Legal Services which may be required under this Lot 7: Specialist Requirement — Licensing.

— alcohol,

— premises,

— taxis,

— gambling.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under this Lot 8: Specialist Requirement — Litigation:

— personal injury,

— public liability,

— employers liability,

— commercial property litigation,

— technology and construction litigation.

The list below is intended to be an indicative list, but not exhaustive of the types of legal services which may be required under this Lot 9: Specialist Requirement — Insolvency:

— insolvency of other contracting parties and remedies available.