Public sector procurement organisation Pagabo has given notice of its intention to create a National Framework for Academy Services, including legal services, worth an estimated £89.5m over four years.
The contracting authority for the proposed framework is Red Kite Learning Trust.
The lot structure will consist of nine lots:
- Legal services
- Internal Audit Services
- External Audit Services
- Valuation Services
- Data Protection Officer (DPO) Services
- Health and Safety Services
- HR Services
- Payroll Services
- HR and Payroll SaaS solutions
Pagabo said it is proposed that the term of the framework agreement will be for a period of 2 years, with the option to extend for two further periods of up to 1 year each, at the discretion of the contracting authority and subject to satisfactory performance, giving a maximum total of 4 years.