The CPC's framework agreement for Legal Services offers our members access to a panel of expert legal professionals across 13 regional lots, plus a national one-stop shop. The framework covers a wide range of legal services for education, that can be tailored to meet the individual needs of your school, college, or academy. Legal advice and services available through the framework include:

• Academy Conversion and Post Conversion
• Commercial, Contracts and Procurement Law
• Construction and Estates Management
• Corporate Governance
• Data Protection and Freedom of Information
• Education and Charity Law
• Health and Safety
• Human Resources and Employment Law
• Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Private Finance Initiatives (PFI)
• Property and Land Law
• Shared Services
• Student Matters (including Admissions, Exclusions, and Safeguarding).

It was awarded on 1st April 2018 and runs to 1st April 2021 with a possible extension to 1st April 2022.

Key Benefits of this Framework

• Our panel of Legal Advisors in England can be contacted for free basic legal advice using our Legal Services Helpline Tool
• Competitive rates and substantial discounts on market prices.
• Quality assured legal professionals, assessed against comprehensive selection criteria.
• Full compliance with EU Regulations and the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
• An efficient and simplified procurement process, using CPC’s standard documentation.

How can I use this Framework

CPC typically recommend that members undertake a further competition considering their own particular requirements, however please see the framework user guide for further details.

If you require support in running a further competition via this framework, Tenet Services can help. Tenet offer a nationwide service specialising in assisting education establishments to complete further competitions.

Tenet are part of the Crescent Purchasing Group of Companies and operate on a not-for-profit basis.

Go to Tenet Services

Get a Quote

The CPC Quote Tool is free to use for all our members and offers quick, compliant access to all suppliers on the framework. For more complex procurements, the CPC Sourcing Cloud is available to offer enhanced features such as having a full audit trail and allowing electronic returns whilst still being free to use for our members.

You will need to sign in to use the CPC Quote Tool

Contract Manager

The contracting authority for this framework is Crescent Purchasing Consortium with NPG.