Barristers' Framework (FTS Notices only)
Published
Description
Bedford Borough Council (‘the Council’) invites Chambers to tender for the provision of a Barristers’ Framework Agreement. This Framework will provide a route to market for the purchase of barristers’ services, where there is demand for capacity or specialist expertise that cannot be met within the Council’s in-house Legal Services Unit. Lot 1: Barristers’ Services for Adults, Children and Education (ACE) The Council has statutory obligations under social care legislation, including the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 and Children Act 1989 (as amended) and supplementary legislation. Our Legal Services Unit supports front line teams in fulfilling their statutory functions and provide support at strategic level in relation to the policies and procedures that underpin the delivery of Adults’ and Children’s Social Care (including Mental Health).The Council also has statutory obligations to provide education in mainstream, special school settings and alternative provisions including the Virtual School. The Legal Services Unit supports the strategic management of these duties which include school organisation, admission arrangements, exclusion, non-attendance (including education prosecutions), elective home education, children missing from education, academy conversion, safeguarding and the provision of services for children identified as having special educational needs (to include representation before the First tier and Upper Tribunal).Suppliers will be expected to have available expertise at all levels that can advise either strategically or at individual case level. Lot 2: Barristers’ Services for Governance, Planning, Property and Litigation (GPPL) The Council has a range of statutory obligations under legislation that fall under the GPPL remit. These include, but are not limited to:a. Obligations to respond to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to comply with data law/the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR);b. The duties of the Monitoring Officer pursuant to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended);c. Highways functions under the Highways Act 1980 and related legislation;d. Planning matters across all areas of the Town and country Planning Act 1990 and related or other legislation;e. Property matters including disposals, acquisitions, commercial leases, academy transfers, dilapidations, and a variety of general land law work;f. Housing issues including social housing and homeless provision;g. Licensing under the 2003 Act and all other licensing functions performed by a unitary authority;h. Trading Standards;i. Environmental Health;j. Housing and blue badge fraud;k. Procurement and contract work including state aid;l. General governance and administration of the Council;m. Administration of the Bedfordshire Pension Fund; andn. Administration of the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Panel.GPPL supports the strategic management of these duties which include advising in respect of the above.Suppliers shall be expected to have available expertise at all levels that can advise either strategically or at individual case level.
Timeline
Publish date
3 years ago
Award date
3 years ago
Buyer information
Bedford Borough Council
- Email:
- commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk
Explore contracts and tenders relating to Bedford Borough Council
Go to buyer profileNotice topic
Source
"Find-a-Tender"To save this opportunity, sign up to Stotles for free.
Save in appTender tracking
Access a feed of government opportunities tailored to you, in one view. Receive email alerts and integrate with your CRM to stay up-to-date.
Proactive prospecting
Get ahead of competitors by reaching out to key decision-makers within buying organisations directly.
360° account briefings
Create in-depth briefings on buyer organisations based on their historical & upcoming procurement activity.
Collaboration tools
Streamline sales workflows with team collaboration and communication features, and integrate with your favourite sales tools.
Explore similar tenders and contracts
Browse open tenders, recent contract awards and upcoming contract expiries that match similar CPV codes.
- Awarded
Professional Charges for the supply of legal support
Gov Facility Services Limited22,340.4 GBPPublished today
- Awarded
Professional charges for legal services
Gov Facility Services Limited19,707.62 GBPPublished today
- Awarded
P4104098 Legal Advice for the DfT's Rail Property Team
Department for Transport (DFT)114,000 GBPPublished 3 days ago
- Awarded
P4104097 Legal Advisers for the London and Continental Railways (LCR) Shareholder Team
Department for Transport (DFT)35,000 GBPPublished 3 days ago
- Awarded
Provision of Legal Services for Fraud Enforcement & Recovery
Crown Commercial Service3,533,332 GBPPublished 3 days ago
Explore other contracts published by Bedford Borough Council
Explore more open tenders, recent contract awards and upcoming contract expiries published by Bedford Borough Council.
- Awarded
Kings Oak Primary School - Carbon Reduction M&E Enabling Contract Phase 2
Bedford Borough Council2,388,297.9 GBPPublished 8 days ago
- Awarded
24 Hour Supported Living Service User - SS - 2052391
Bedford Borough Council154,977 GBPPublished 22 days ago
- Awarded
Online server and community for 100 autistic young people living in Bedford
Bedford Borough Council95,136 GBPPublished 23 days ago
- Awarded
Invitation to Tender for Urban and Rural Business support - UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E23: - AWARD
Bedford Borough Council55,000 GBPPublished 24 days ago
Explore more suppliers to Bedford Borough Council
Sign upExplore top buyers for public sector contracts
Discover open tenders, contract awards and upcoming contract expiries of thousands of public sector buyers below. Gain insights into their procurement activity, historical purchasing trends and more.
- Belfast City Council
- Cork County Council
- Harborough District Council
- NHS Dumfries and Galloway Health Board
- Scottish Borders Housing Association
- WMCOE - Staffordshire Collaborative
- Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, and Teesside International Airport
- National Screening Service
- NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group
- Bexley Grammar School
- Crofty Multi Academy Trust
- Sevenoaks Primary School
- The Helena Romanes School
- Dales Academies Trust
Explore top sources for public sector contracts
Stotles aggregates public sector contract data from every major procurement data source. We ingest this data and surface the most relevant insights for our users. Explore our list of public sector procurement data sources below.