Legal Services

This framework agreement provides a compliant route to market to procure a range of legal services let as a single lot, this removes the limitation of framework providers only being able to deliver services in the lots in which they were successful. This framework is a replacement of the previous Legal Services Framework.

Benefits of the contract

• Initial free consultation of 30 minutes

• Ceiling rates provided which can be reduced via a further competition.

• Flexibility to contract on a fixed retainer pricing model to achieve reduction in spend and cost assurance.

• Cost savings by managing the balance of senior/ junior resource according to case requirements with a split between complex and non-complex areas of law.

• Free of charge consultation, either written or verbal up to 30 minutes, to discuss new legal matters.

• Fixed prices for defined standard services.

• Better service management through agreed authorisation procedures and regular reporting from suppliers.

• Reduced risk by providing a framework for Trusts which ensures suppliers have adequate quality standards, recruitment procedures and insurance cover.

• Clear tracking of NHS Legal spend through my.LPP reporting.

• Out of hours services provision.

• Secondment services- where the supplier provides the Participating Authority with a suitable secondee for an agreed period where such a secondment is considered to be mutually beneficial to both parties.

• Reduction in time taken to procure legal services.

• The framework is based on generic service specifications which a participating authority may adapt to meet specific requirements.

• The terms and conditions of the framework agreement and call off contracts have been agreed with each framework provider so no further legal dialogue is required.

Contract description

     Specialisms:

• Corporate and commercial law

• Employment law

• Property law

• Health law

• Primary care law

• Mental health law

• Laws relating to healthcare projects

• NHS governance and public law

Suppliers

 Please refer to User Guide