BSP-20-020 - Legal Advice and Representation to Catholic Maintained Schools and CCMS

Tender description

The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders on behalf of Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) from firms of solicitors for the Provision of Legal Advice and Representation to the Boards of Governors of Catholic Maintained Schools and/or CCMS or other Contractual Participants in the matters set out in the Specification, as and when requested, for the period 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2024 with an option to extend for one further 12 month period. It should be noted that the contract extension option may or may not be exercised. It is anticipated that the majority of work allocated to the successful tenderers will involve advice and representation in employment law and education law matters though other areas of related work as set out in the Specification of Requirements (Attachment 2 at 4.2.2) may be allocated where appropriate and also subject to the Contractual Arrangements. EA’s Commercial Procurement Services’ Business Services and Products Team will be administering this tender.