Major housing association names ten firm to legal services panel
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One of the country’s largest housing associations, Orbit Group, has appointed ten law firms to a legal services framework agreement estimated to be worth more than £500,000.
In all 16 tenders were received and the successful firms were:
- Devonshires
- Capsticks Solicitors
- Bevan Brittan
- Clarke Willmott
- Anthony Collins Solicitors
- Shakespeare Martineau
- Wright Hassall
- Penningtons Manches
- Birketts
- Trowers and Hamlins
The contract was awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 60) and price (weighting: 40).
Orbit Group aims to deliver 20,000 new homes over the next ten years. It currently manages a portfolio of 42,000 homes across the Midlands, the East and South East.
Assistant Director (Governance & Monitoring Officer)
£87,366 - £103,609
Solicitor - Planning and Highways
£50,269 - £53,460 per annum
IRM Legal Advisor (Casual)
£37.50 per hour
Solicitor: Children's Safeguarding
£62,522 - £71,895 per annum
Governance Lawyer
£51,471 - £55,585 per annum
Litigation Lawyer (Local Government)
£44,075 - £51,356 per year plus market supplement of £7,703 pro rata
Head of Strategic Litigation
£51,458 - £56,875 per annum
Lawyer / Solicitor - Adult Social Care & Integrated Health Team
£50,269 - £53,460
Lawyer / Solicitor x2 - Children & Young People/Education
£50,269 - £53,460 (£40,215 - £42,768 if p/t)
Principal Solicitor
£62,522 - £71,895 per annum
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