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15 September 2022
Sharpe Pritchard, the national public law firm, has been re-appointed to the £16 million London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (LBLA), it has been announced.
The firm is one of 11 appointed to the panel for the next three years, with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
Sharpe Pritchard is appointed once again to both LBLA lots: Lot One: Regeneration and Lot Two: the full range of Legal Services, including Litigation, Commercial, Property and Miscellaneous public law work.
Westminster City Council acted as the central purchasing body on the procurement exercise, and the other participating authorities were the London Boroughs of Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Havering, Hillingdon, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Royal Borough of Greenwich, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, the City of London Corporation, HB Public Law (the London Boroughs of Harrow, Barnet, and Hounslow, Aylesbury Vale District Council, and Slough Borough Council) and the London Fire Brigade.
The framework agreement will also be available to other local authorities within Greater London and South-East England (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex).
Sharpe Pritchard, along with the other firms appointed to the panel will offering an extensive range of value-added and social value benefits, including the training of in-house legal teams and other knowledge transfer initiatives.
Justin Mendelle, Senior Partner at Sharpe Pritchard, said: “Our re-appointment to the LBLA means we’ll be continuing to advise some of the UK’s largest local authorities and other public bodies as they grapple with challenges ranging from the cost of living crisis to climate change.
“Our specialist teams will be on-hand to assist at competitive rates and will be taking part in offering the vital social value elements of the LBLA offering.”
Sharpe Pritchard is appointed to all key public sector legal panels enabling all public bodies to appoint the firm without the need for a competitive tender process.
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