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One of the largest housing associations in the North of England has appointed five law firms to a legal services framework worth an estimated £3.8m.

Details: 10.Jul.2019

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Together Housing Association, which is based in Halifax, manages more than 36,000 homes across Yorkshire and Lancashire.

The successful firms were:

Bevan Brittan.
Brabners
Devonshires
Forbes Solicitors
Ward Hadaway

Together said that suppliers appointed to the framework would be required to provide a comprehensive set of legal services and advice across a range of defined work streams. “Each supplier will be required to provide a minimum of 95 % of all elements defined within the scope of all work streams.”

The contract was awarded on the basis of quality (weighting: 70) and pricing (weighting: 30).