University names nine suppliers to £8m legal services frameworks

The university has divided the framework into the following lots:

• Lot 1a - Property or Real Estate (estimated value including VAT: £1.5m)
• Lot 1b – Construction (£1.5m)
• Lot 2a - Human Resources - Ad-Hoc (£1.6m)
• Lot 2b - Human Resources - Retainer Service (£250,000)
• Lot 3 - Dispute Resolution (£600,000)
• Lot 4 - Commercial and Corporate Services (£600,000)
• Lot 5 - Student Matters (£600,000)
• Lot 6 – Patent Management (£1.35m)

The successful firms were:

• Barker Brettell (Lot 6)
• Bevan Brittan (2a)
• Browne Jacobson (1a, 4)
• Eversheds Sutherland (2b)
• Freeths (1a, 1b, 2a)
• Greaves Brewster (6)
• HCR Legal (1b)
• Mills & Reeve (1a, 1b, 3, 4, 5)
• Shakespeare Martineau (2a, 3, 4, 5)

Framework one is expected to run from 10 March 2026 to 9 March 2029, with framework two running for 60 months to 9 March 2034.