National Grid appoints ten law firms to legal services framework agreement

The framework agreement is for an initial three-year term, with the option to extend by up to two years in one-year increments.

It covers a wide range of legal services including energy and regulation, property and planning, commercial, disputes including debt and damage, and employment.

Twenty-one tenders were received. The successful firms were:

• Addleshaw Goddard
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
• CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
• Dentons
• DLA Piper
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Linklaters
• Shakespeare Martineau
• Womble Bond Dickinson

The quality criterion comprised: objectives (20%); delivery approach (25%); team (5%); thought leadership (5%); value add (5%); mobilisation and transition (5%); conflicts (5%) - weighting: 70.

The cost criterion comprised rate card and menu pricing (20%); rebates (5%); value adds (5%) - weighting: 30.