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Sunderland City Council has appointed three law firms to a claims handling legal services framework worth an estimated £300,000.

Details: 15.Jun.2022

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The successful firms were:

Forbes
Kennedys Law
Weightmans

The award criteria were quality (weighting: 57.5%), quality pass/fail (weighting: 0), social value - accept/reject (weighting: 0), price (weighting: 37.5%) and social value monetary value (weighting: 5%).