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Midlands housing group to set up £7.5m legal services framework
Midland Heart has begun the procurement of a legal services framework worth an estimated £7.5m.
- Details
The framework has been divided into five lots:
- Company Secretary, Legal and Procurement.
- Treasury and Finance.
- Development.
- Housing Management, Housing Operations, Supported Living, Retirement Living and Care Services.
- Employment, Reward and Pensions and Health and Safety.
The contract is expected to be for an initial 3-year period with an option to extend for a further 1 + 1 years.
Midland Heart owns and manages 33,000 homes and 70,000 customers.
In an earlier notice the social landlord had estimated the value of the framework to be £6m.
Head of Governance & University Solicitor
Up to £66,537 per annum
Director of Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer)
£88,185 per annum
Lawyer (Sabbatical)
£50,788 per annum
Head of Legal Shared Service
Up to £89,000 per annum
Assistant Director - Legal & Governance
£72,686 - £81,742 per annum
Senior Lawyer - Advocate
£46,731 - £49,764 per annum

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