Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (Sefton) as lead contracting authority for the North

West Legal Consortium(NWLC) wishes to procure a framework contract to provide external

legal services from firms of solicitors to support the in-house provision of its member

organisations.

The estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement is expected to be worth up to £25 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.

To include, but shall not be limited to general civil litigation, judicial review, construction

litigation, negligence proceedings, possession proceedings, licensing appeals and

employment advice and litigation.

To include, but shall not be limited to all environmental, conveyancing, planning, housing

law, regeneration, and highways advice.

To include, but shall not be limited to organisational governance issues, member code of

conduct, local authority decision making, local authority powers and duties, data protection

advice including advice on use of social media by councillor’s or third parties involving the

Council/council officers.

To include, but shall not be limited to, all commercial contracts and company law, transport

regulation including light rail/tram, heavy rail and bus, ticketing, concessionary fares, state

aid/subsidy control, competition law, telecommunications, information technology, digital

infrastructure and communications, smart technology, construction contracts (NEC and JCT

etc.).

To include but shall not be limited to Adult and Children’s Social Care, SEND and Education.

An eligible bidder for Partner Status is a bidder who both a) expresses an interest in Partner

Status and submits its offering for that and b) is successfully appointed to at least 3 out of

the five lots indicated earlier.