Council announces £3m barristers' framework tender

The local authority hopes to be able to tender using the 'light touch regime'
The local authority hopes to be able to tender using the 'light touch regime'
Bedford Borough Council has issued a prior information notice stating it intends to publish a tender for a barristers’ framework contract worth up to £3m within the third quarter of 2021. The value of the 4-year contract “will be above the Find a Tender Service threshold,” said the local authority. The following lots will be available for bid: (i) adults, children and education services; (ii) governance, planning, property and litigation, “covering all other areas of the council’s business”.