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awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Legal Services Framework Agreement

[The Financial Reporting Council Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-financial-reporting-council-limited)

Estimated value

£1,790,000 to £2,290,000

Published

4 Apr 2024

Deadline

Closed

21 May 2024

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE - THIS TENDER HAS BEEN COMPLETED/AWARDED.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is an independent regulator which serves the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them. The FRC also monitors and takes enforcement action where things go wrong to ensure the proper operation of the market and confidence in the UK economy and the UK's international reputation as an attractive place to do business.

The purpose of this exercise is to create a Framework Agreement to provide a panel of law firms (the panel) to provide legal services for the FRC, through the FRC's in-house legal team.

The legal team advises on a wide range of issues, including but not limited to:

• creating, implementing, using and maintaining the FRC's powers and procedures;

• developing and maintaining legally sound policies across the FRC;

• information handling, sharing and risk;

• corporate legal advice (eg on contracts, governance, intellectual property rights, brand and logo use, insurance etc);

• responding to challenges (eg judicial review and complaints) as well as all litigation taken by, and against, the FRC;

PLEASE NOTE THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS ALSO PUBLISHED ON FIND A TENDER

### Additional information: Additional text

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE - THIS TENDER HAS BEEN COMPLETED/AWARDED.

The Framework Agreement is for a duration of four years with the option to extend by 1 year (as per the original notices).

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## CPV classification

Legal services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a739533c-edb7-4e4d-8d93-02fb24a87a81)

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