University of Exeter Appoints Legal Services Panel Across Four Lots
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER · Awarded contract
AwardedUniversity of Exeter Appoints Legal Services Panel Across Four Lots
Awarded 01 Dec 2016
Awarded01 Dec 2016
Value£4,000,000.00
AgencyUNIVERSITY OF EXETER
RegionSouth West
CategoryConsultancy & Legal
Ended 5y 11mo ago4y term
Awarded 1 Dec 2016Expired 30 Nov 2020
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The University of Exeter awarded a framework contract to a panel of legal services providers—Veale Wasbrough Visards LLP, Michelmores LLP, Shakespeare Martineau LLP, Mills & Reeve LLP, Appleyard Lees IP LLP, Mathys Squire, Marks and Clerk LLP, and Wilson Gunn—for the provision of expert legal advice across four lots: Property and Estates; Employment and Higher Education; Commercial/Contractual and Intellectual Property; and Patent Services.
The contract value is estimated at up to AUD 4,000,000 cumulatively over the four lots, with an annual legal and patents budget of circa AUD 250,000 and potential for larger projects.
For Lots 1–3, two panel firms were appointed per lot, while Lot 4 (Patent Services) has four appointed firms; work is allocated at the discretion of Legal Services, and higher-value work may be quoted across all panel firms for a given lot.
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University of Exeter Appoints Legal Services Panel Across Four Lots
Won by Veale Wasbrough Visards LLP,Michelmores LLP,Shakespeare Martineau LLP,Mills & Reeve LLP,Appleyard Lees IP LLP,Mathys Squire,Marks and Clerk LLP,Wilson Gunn · UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
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