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Award of Legal Services Framework (CA15268) by University of Essex

Awarded 03 Aug 2025

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Awarded 3 Aug 2025Expires 2 Aug 2029

University of Essex awarded a contract to Bevan Brittan LLP, Eversheds LLP, JGPOOLE&CO LLP, Freeths LLP, Weightmans LLP, Forbes Solicitors, Stone King, and others for the provision of legal services under a framework agreement.

The framework is open for use by all UK public sector contracting authorities and is divided into seven lots covering one-stop-shop legal services, human resources and pensions, academy conversion, property, commercial contracts and procurement governance, dispute resolution and litigation, and education law.

The contract value is £1,125,000.

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