Procurement group for academy trusts names seven firms to £22m legal services lot on professional services framework

The successful firms were:

• Eversheds Sutherland
• Forbes Solicitors
• HCR Legal
• HY Education Solicitors
• Muckle
• Stone King
• Wilkin Chapman

The legal services lot is estimated to be worth £22m out of the total value of the contract of £89.5m.

The other lots include data protection, internal audit, external audit, valuation services, health and safety services, HR, and payroll services.

The framework agreement has been established for a period of two years, with the option to extend for up to a further two periods of 12 months. It can be utilised by all academy trusts in England.