Major North West housing provider to re-procure £6m legal services panel

Details: 14.Oct.2020

Onward Group, one of the largest social landlords in the North West, is to re-procure its panel of legal services providers for a framework agreement worth estimated £6m.

The group, which owns and manages 35,000 homes across the region, said it was inviting “suitably qualified legal firms experienced in social housing matters to express an interest”.

The re-procurement will be conducted through a restricted procedure (in two stages).

The framework has been divided into the following lots:

Property Conveyancing.
Property Compliance & Enforcement.
Property Commercial & Advice.
Development – Conveyancing.
Development.
Finance.
Funding & Charging.
Corporate Governance.
Housing Management.
General Commercial.
Employment.

The panel will last for a four-year period commencing on 1 April 2021.

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