Major housing association names ten firm to legal services panel
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One of the country’s largest housing associations, Orbit Group, has appointed ten law firms to a legal services framework agreement estimated to be worth more than £500,000.
In all 16 tenders were received and the successful firms were:
- Devonshires
- Capsticks Solicitors
- Bevan Brittan
- Clarke Willmott
- Anthony Collins Solicitors
- Shakespeare Martineau
- Wright Hassall
- Penningtons Manches
- Birketts
- Trowers and Hamlins
The contract was awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 60) and price (weighting: 40).
Orbit Group aims to deliver 20,000 new homes over the next ten years. It currently manages a portfolio of 42,000 homes across the Midlands, the East and South East.
Director of Governance
£93,918 per annum
Qualified Lawyer
£47,181 - £50,269 per annum
Lawyer (Contract, Procurement & Licensing)
£48,226 - £51,356 per annum
Lawyer (Adult Social Services)
£40,777 - £45,091 per annum
Senior Lawyer - Community Services
£47,181 - £50,269 per annum (plus market forces supplement of £5,500)
Principal Lawyer - Community Services Team
£51,356 - £54,495 per annum (plus market forces supplement of £8,000)
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