Legal services framework to be set up for transport authorities in the North

West Yorkshire's Metro is to set up a three-year legal services framework for transport authorities in the North.

The integrated transport authority and passenger transport executive for West Yorkshire, Metro is also procuring the framework agreement on behalf of South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and Transport for Greater Manchester.

The framework agreement will have two lots. Lot 1 covers specialist public law and parliamentary agency services including in connection with the making of orders under the Transport and Works Act 1992, together with planning, compulsory purchase and related advice and services including in connection with parliamentary proceedings.

Lot 2 is seeking proposals from ‘full service law firms’ with the range of skills and experience required to meet the general commercial and public sector legal requirements. “In particular service providers shall have the capacity to support delivery of major projects, high value procurement and other areas of work of strategic importance which require specific expertise and/or capacity.”

Successful bidders are expected to include ‘value added’ propositions covering areas such as training, facilities, accessibility, staff development and access to research resources and the like.