Chambers secures £2.25m contract to deliver childcare advocacy for city council

Liverpool City Council has appointed a single barristers’ chambers to provide advocacy in court for its children’s services in childcare cases.

The local authority has appointed Keyventure Limited, which administers 7 Harrington Street Chambers in the city.

The contract, which is worth an estimated £2.25m, will be for 12 months with unlimited options to extend by a further 24 months to a maximum of 3 years.

It was awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 20) and price (weighting: 80).