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Orbis Legal Partnership to hold market engagement ahead of framework re-tendering
The Orbis Legal Partnership of four local authorities in the South of England is to hold a market engagement event ahead of the re-tendering later this year of its legal services framework agreement.
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The partnership comprises:
- Surrey County Council
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- East Sussex County Council
- West Sussex County Council
The marketing engagement is due to be held on 17 July via Microsoft Teams.
The estimated date of publication of the contract notice is 15 August 2024.
In February 2019 Orbis appointed Kent Council-owned Invicta Law alongside 13 law firms, 18 chambers and two other businesses to a framework agreement providing legal and other services. The agreement was estimated to be worth £60m.
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