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One of the leading registered providers of social housing in the UK has named five law firms to a legal services framework worth an estimated £10m.

Details: 18.Oct.2021

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Riverside Group, which has almost 56,000 homes in management and operates across more than 160 local authorities, divided the framework into the following lots:

Corporate, Finance & Treasury.
Housing Management.
Property & Development.

The successful firms were:

Anthony Collins Solicitors (lots 1, 2, 3)
Capsticks (2)
Devonshires (1, 3)
DWF (3)
Penningtons Manches Cooper (1, 3)

The framework agreement is for an initial term of two years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months up to a maximum of four years.

The procurement was carried out to replace Riverside’s current framework for external expertise to facilitate existing in-house legal provision “during periods of peak business demands and niche requirements”.

The contract is to cover requirements for England and excludes Scotland.