South West housing procurement consortium names eight firms to £9m legal services framework

Details: 19.Jul.2022

A procurement organisation owned by social housing providers in the South West has appointed eight law firms to a legal services framework estimated to be worth up to £9m over six years.

The framework was divided by Advantage South West into the following lots:

New Build Development
Treasury & Governance

The successful firms were:

Ashfords (lot 1)
Bevan Brittan (lots 1 and 2)
Capsticks (lots 1 and 2)
Devonshires (lot 2)
Foot Anstey (lot 1)
Penningtons Manches Cooper (lot 1)
Stephens Scown (lot 1)
Trowers & Hamlins (lots 1 and 2)

Advantage South West is owned by:

Abri
LiveWest
North Devon Homes
Ocean Housing

The framework is in place from 13 July 2022 to 12 July 2026 with the option to extend for a further two years.

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