Buyer Name: Historic England
Buyer Address: The Engine House, Swindon, UKK14, SN22EH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement-he@historicengland.org.uk
Buyer Name: Historic England
Buyer Address: The Engine House, Swindon, UKK14, SN22EH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement-he@historicengland.org.uk
The in-house Legal Department of Historic England provides or procures all legal advice and services to Historic England and English Heritage. In cases where either the expertise does not exist in-house or there is not the capacity to do it, work is put out to a panel of external legal firms. We are seeking to appoint a panel of external legal firms for a four-year term to assist us to provide a seamless legal advice service to Historic England and English Heritage staff. THIS IS NOT AN OPEN FRAMEWORK BUT A STANDALONE FRAMEWORK
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Lot LOT-0001 Status: complete
Document Description: Not published
Contract Title: Historic England Legal Framework
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