Not-for-profit housing developer for over 55s to set up £1.8m panel of legal services providers

Details: 04.Jun.2019

A leading not-for-profit developer of housing for over 55s, the ExtraCare Charitable Trust, is to procure a panel of suppliers for legal services worth an estimated £1.8m over five years.

Since 1988, ExtraCare has operated retirement villages and smaller housing developments around its Midlands base and further south. It supports older people in 14 retirement villages and 5 housing schemes.

The contract has been divided into the following lots:

Construction;
Commercial Property;
Housing;
Planning and Environment;
Intellectual Property;
Banking and Finance;
Employment;
Commercial/Corporate;
Regulatory and Compliance;
Health and Social Care;
Dispute Resolution;
Information Technology.

The contract is for a three-year term with the option for 2 x 12-month extension periods.

It will be awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 60%) and price (weighting: 40%).

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