Management of Barristers Framework

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        "description": "City of Wolverhampton Council, as Lead Authority for the West Midlands Local Authorities (\"WMLA\"), is seeking to engage with the market to identify a suitably experienced provider to manage the WMLA Barristers Framework (\"the Framework\"). The framework is established under the Procurement Act 2023 and is intended to provide a compliant, cost-effective, and transparent route to instructing barristers across a wide range of legal specialists relevant to local government.\nThe Framework is in the process of being procured with an anticipated go live date of 1 April 2026.\nPre-market engagement documents can be found at www.wolverhamptontenders.com. The Council requests supplier to provide a written response to questions and to submit via the e-tendering portal."
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