University selects six law firms for £1m legal services framework

The University of Wolverhampton has appointed six law firms to a legal services panel worth an estimated £1m.

The framework, which is intended will support the university’s internal legal team, has been divided into the following lots:

1. Commercial and contracts.
2. Information governance.
3. Property and construction.
4. Employment and pensions.
5. Education.
6. Company, governance and charity.

The successful firms were:

• Bevan Brittan (lots 3, 4, 5)
• Eversheds (1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Pinsent Masons (2)
• Shakespeare Martineau (1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Shoosmiths (2)
• VWV (1, 2, 6)

The contract was awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 60) and price (weighting: 40).