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SPOTLIGHT |
SPOTLIGHT |
Procurement organisation HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) has appointed ten law firms to a legal services framework worth an estimated £40m over four years.
The successful firms were:
These are the same ten firms HealthTrust Europe appointed to its 2019 framework.
Awarded suppliers are required to be able to advise on:
There are, in addition, a number of specialist areas of law which are deemed optional.
The contract was awarded on the basis of price (weighting: 30), cost/quality (weighting: 60) and cost/social value (weighting: 10).
The framework has been awarded for a period of three years, with the option to extend for one period of 12 months at HTE's discretion.