South West council appoints eight firms to £8m legal services framework

Firms appointed to the framework are to be used on a call-off basis to provide external legal advice to the council as well as council-owned entities and potentially other clients in the South West.

The contract is divided into the following lots:

1. Commercial & Employment
2. Property, Planning & Highways
3. Civil Litigation
4. Criminal Litigation
5. Children's
6. Adults

The successful firms were:

• Anthony Collins Solicitors (3, 4)
• Ashfords (1)
• Browne Jacobson (4, 6)
• Clarke Willmott (2)
• DWF Law (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Freeths (1, 2, 3)
• Sharpe Pritchard (1, 2, 3)
• TLT (4)

According to the notice, the 'Children's' lot (lot 5) was not awarded as no tenders to participate were received or all were rejected.

Adam Carey