Provision of Barristers' Services Framework

Bedford Borough Council (‘the Council’) invites Chambers to tender for the provision of a Barristers’ Framework Agreement. This Framework will provide a route to market for the purchase of barristers’ services, where there is demand for capacity or specialist expertise that cannot be met within the Council’s in-house Legal Services Unit.The Framework Agreement will consist of the following Lots, each with individual specifications:a) Lot 1: (ACE), including matters related to vulnerable adults, Children’s Services and Education; andb) Lot 2: Governance, Planning, Property and Litigation (GPPL), covering all other areas of the Council’s business.