London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) Barristers Framework - Lot 1: Adult Social Services

Please note that this is an award notice and the opportunity is now closed. The Framework Agreement will run for a period of 3 years commencing on 1.1.2020, with an option to extend for a further year. The participating authorities in this procurement are: the City of London Corporation, the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham,Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Newham, Redbridge,Waltham Forest and Westminster; and London Fire Brigade. Other local authorities in London and the South East of England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex) will also be eligible to access the framework. The Framework is awarded by reference to 8 different Lots. Lot 1: Adult Social Services: - mental health, - community care, including procurement issues relating to providers, - mental capacity and deprivation of liberty, - court of protection including mental health cases, - functions of the local authority under the Care Act 2014 and relevant legislation relating to children (for example at transition, young carers, etc.), - forced marriages, regardless of the age of the parties concerned (including children), - coroners work including inquests. The estimated total value of Lot 1 under this the Framework Agreement is stated in Section 1 (Summary Information) of this notice and is for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with the call-off contracts. Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, chamber(s) performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authority and other participating authorities will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.