Agenda item - Procurement of External Legal Services Framework

1)             That Cabinet approves the re-procurement of the external Legal Services Framework as outlined in Section 3.11 of the report and grants delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services to:

(i)             Take all steps necessary or incidental to undertake the re-procurement process;

(ii)            Award the framework agreement and any respective call-off contracts;

(iii)          Authorise any modifications to the framework agreement during the framework term.

82.1      Cabinet considered a report that sought approval to re-procure an external Legal Services Framework for a term of four years.

82.2      Councillors Robinson and Sankey contributed to the debate of the report.

82.3      Resolved-

1)             That Cabinet approves the re-procurement of the external Legal Services Framework as outlined in Section 3.11 of the report and grants delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Services to:

(i)             Take all steps necessary or incidental to undertake the re-procurement process;

(ii)            Award the framework agreement and any respective call-off contracts;

(iii)          Authorise any modifications to the framework agreement during the framework term.