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Wolverhampton City Council

CWC24150 - Strategic Legal Partner

Business ServicesCPV 79000000
Value£144k
Deadline12 Jun 2026
Published22 Jun 2026
RegionWest Midlands
Timeline
Published 22 Jun 2026ClosedCloses 12 Jun 2026
Contract value in context
£144ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Appoint a suitably qualified and experienced law firm to act as its Strategic Legal Partner, providing external legal services on a call off basis where additional capacity and/or specialist expertise cannot reasonably be met by the Council's in house Legal Services team.

The arrangement is intended to complement, not replace, internal provision and will be used selectively to support the delivery of the Council's statutory functions, major projects, complex or high risk matters, and time critical work where internal capacity is constrained.

The appointed firm will be expected to work collaboratively with in house teams, operating within agreed governance, reporting and instruction arrangements.

The Council will remain the lead on all matters and retain oversight and control of all external legal instruction across the organisation, acting as the gatekeeper for the commissioning of external legal support.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The arrangement is intended to complement, not

The arrangement is intended to complement, not replace, internal provision and will be used selectively to support the delivery of the Council's statutory functions, major projects, complex or high risk matters, and time critical work where internal capacity is constrained.

02

The appointed firm will be expected

The appointed firm will be expected to work collaboratively with in house teams, operating within agreed governance, reporting and instruction arrangements.

03

The Council will remain the lead on

The Council will remain the lead on all matters and retain oversight and control of all external legal instruction across the organisation, acting as the gatekeeper for the commissioning of external legal support.

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Source & provenance
OCID
a8d2d75b-2466-47d7-be78-c5d92f4a6054
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
WOLVCITY001-DN818950-49469925
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