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NW councils to appoint two barristers chambers to £2.7m childcare advocacy deal

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Four North West councils are to appoint two sets of barristers’ chambers to a £2.7m contract for the provision of advocacy services to their childcare departments.

The four local authorities are:

  • Liverpool City Council;
  • Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council;
  • St Helens Borough Council; and
  • Wirral Borough Council.

The contract is expected to start on 1 February 2018 and run until 31 January 2021. There will be no option to extend.

The award criteria are quality (weighting: 20) and price (weighting: 80).

The procurement is being led by Liverpool.

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