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# Interim Legal Position

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interim-legal-position-ocds-h6vhtk-05ccf2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hartlepool Borough Council: "Interim Legal Position". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hartlepool Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hartlepool-borough-council-ons-e06000001)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £36,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interim-legal-position-ocds-h6vhtk-05ccf2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ccf2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interim-legal-position-ocds-h6vhtk-05ccf2#tl-md)

## Description
Background : This contract has been established using an Exemption Process and is therefore not subject to HBC Contract Procedure Rules.
The legal division is staffed to discharge the authority's legal childcare function. The demands on this service are ever increasing and it is a critical service charged with ensuring that our statutory and legal duties are discharged in respect of children suffering and at risk of suffering significant harm. The structure of the team consists of 4 officers who each handle a case load and undertake advocacy in the local courts.
Currently two officers are unavoidably unavailable currently for extended periods. The team's capacity is therefore significantly reduced (by 50%) currently and unable to meet the demands of the service.
Enquiries have been made of specialist recruitment agencies, and a national search has been undertaken via the NEPO Framework. Despite several excellent candidates being available via this framework none have been able to commit to the necessary attendance in Hartlepool and at local courts. Several other agencies have been approached outside of this framework and only one has an available candidate who has been able to demonstrate the necessary skills, experience, legally required "rights of audience" and proximity to Hartlepool required for this role.
The costs associated with the provision of such "interim cover" are determined by market forces and each of the candidates offered via the framework have quoted an hourly rate greater than that secured under this arrangement outside of the framework. In addition the candidate's skills and experience ensure they would be able to hold the required caseload and attend to court commitments with a minimum commitment of 25 hours per week.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-08067630`
  - Value: £36,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £36,000
  - Signed Date: 13/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065442-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-15T08:50:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:54:11.036Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ccf2