The Metropolitan Police Service has asked firms to sign up to an extension of its panel, giving it more time to conclude its review of the roster. The Met’s current framework expires on 31 January, however firms will have their current contracts extended till April. The Met said that this is to allow it to […]
The UK Government has finalised its post-Brexit trade law panel (TLP), with magic circle and US firms set to advise on future deals and disputes following the EU referendum. The appointments come after the UK signed a deal governing its future relationship with the European Union at the end of 2020. The TLP will cover […]
The NatWest Group has completed its panel review process, which has taken nearly a year to complete due to newly-introduced elaborate criteria. It is understood that the business, which was formerly known as the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, has finalised a chunky roster that includes no less than 18 firms. Firms understood to be on […]
British outsourcing giant Serco has rejigged its panel for the first time since reviewing the roster in 2016. The full panel, which covers the UK and Europe, sees the reappointment of Clifford Chance, DWF and Pinsent Masons, while Radiant Law and Clyde & Co have been retained for group corporate procurement matters and specific regulatory […]
Telecoms giant Vodafone has kicked off a review of its legal panel, The Lawyer has learned, two years after last assessing its roster. Sources told The Lawyer that proposals from interested law firms have officially been submitted last Friday, and that Vodafone is in the process of reviewing them. An outcome is expected in January. […]
The UK Government’s Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has set out a timeline for when it will resume its panel reviews, after they were put on hold earlier this year amid Covid-19. The CCS has confirmed it will issue a tender on the Official Journal of the European Union for its legal services panel in May […]
Teva is close to finalising its global legal panel, following a tender process lasting over a year and a half. Pinsent Masons, Goodwin Procter and Taylor Wessing are understood to be among the contenders vying for a place on the pharmaceutical giant’s latest panel. A source told The Lawyer that Teva has not specified how […]
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has handed panel places to eight firms, including longstanding advisers Linklaters and a new spot for DAC Beachcroft. Places on the panel last for three years, with Linklaters the only magic circle firm to secure a spot. CMS and Dentons have also been reappointed, while Herbert Smith Freehills is another big City […]
An array of international players are putting in bids for the UK Government’s post-Brexit trade law panel, as it looks beyond domestic firms for the first time. Panel bidding material shows that the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), which is leading on the process, is not requiring firms to be based in the UK, in a […]
The London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is seeking firms for its new £30m panel. LUPC has kicked off a multi-provider framework agreement, which will also be available to to its partner members; North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW). […]
Clifford Chance, Ashurst, DLA Piper and Dentons are among the firms that have secured a place on The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s latest £8.6m legal panel. The new, expanded panel is made up of 15 firms, with new appointments including Clyde & Co, Pinsent Masons and Mills & Reeve. Whereas previously the FCA had separate […]
The Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) of social housing providers and local authorities has appointed 22 firms to its new £15m panel. The contract is divided into three lots; corporate, governance and finance, housing and asset management, property and development across England and Wales. Firms that have been added to all three lots include Bevan […]