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This report requests approval to participate in collaborative procurement with the London Borough Legal Alliance ("LBLA”) for the establishment of a framework for provision of solicitors services. As the proposed procurement is to be led by the London Borough of Hackney, approval is also sought as required by Contract Standing Order 85 to using that borough’s Contract Standing Orders and Financial Regulations.

RESOLVED:

16.1 The Council’s participation in a collaborative procurement led by the London Borough of Hackney to establish a framework for solicitors’ services be approved;

16.2 The collaborative procurement exercise detailed in 16.1 above be agreed to be exempt from the normal requirements of Brent Council’s Contract Standing Orders and Financial Regulations for good operational and/or financial reasons in accordance with the Contract Standing Order 84(a) and 85(c); and

16.3 The pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.8.1 of the Cabinet report be noted.

Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, introduced the paper which requested approval to participate in collaborative procurement with the London Borough Legal Alliance ("LBLA”) for the establishment of a framework for provision of solicitors’ services. As the proposed procurement was to be led by the London Borough of Hackney, approval was also sought as required by Contract Standing Order 85 to using that borough’s Contract Standing Orders and Financial Regulations. Councillor Butt informed Cabinet that the framework arrangement would be made up of the same two Lots as the current framework:

·        Lot 1 - Complex Regeneration, Development, Property and Planning; and

·        Lot 2 - General Legal Work.

RESOLVED that:

18.1    The Council’s participation in a collaborative procurement led by the London Borough of Hackney to establish a framework for solicitors’ services be approved;

18.2    The collaborative procurement exercise detailed in (i) above be agreed to be exempt from the normal requirements of Brent Council’s Contract Standing Orders and Financial Regulations for good operational and/or financial reasons in accordance with the Contract Standing Order 84(a) and 85(c); and

18.3    The pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.8.1 of the Cabinet report be noted.