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.

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.