South West council appoints eight firms to £8m legal services framework

Cornwall Council has selected eight law firms to a six-lot legal services framework worth an estimated £8m.

Firms appointed to the framework are to be used on a call-off basis to provide external legal advice to the council as well as council-owned entities and potentially other clients in the South West.

The contract is divided into the following lots:

  1. Commercial & Employment
  2. Property, Planning & Highways
  3. Civil Litigation
  4. Criminal Litigation
  5. Children's
  6. Adults

The successful firms were:

  • Anthony Collins Solicitors (3, 4)
  • Ashfords (1)
  • Browne Jacobson (4, 6)
  • Clarke Willmott (2)
  • DWF Law (1, 2, 3, 4)
  • Freeths (1, 2, 3)
  • Sharpe Pritchard (1, 2, 3)
  • TLT (4)

According to the notice, the 'Children's' lot (lot 5) was not awarded as no tenders to participate were received or all were rejected.

Adam Carey