Internal Reference Number: FOI_7778
Date Request Received: 26/02/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 04/03/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: External Legal Services
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: What is your spend with external law firms (please provide for the last 4 financial years) | |
Answer To Question 1: 20-21 - £285548 21-22 - £172704 22-23 - £215952 23-24 - £222841 Spend over the last four financial years - £897,045.00 | |
Question Number 2: Do you use eBilling technology to manage your law firms billing (e.g. systems such as Legal Tracker, Brightflag, Apperio, CT Tymetrix, Mitratech etc.) | |
Answer To Question 2: Not applicable - Invoicing is through the Trust purchase to pay system. | |
Question Number 3: Who is your Head of Legal or General Counsel (please provide email address) | |
Answer To Question 3: To contact legal services please contact the Trust switchboard on 01722 336262 | |
Question Number 4: Who is your Head of Procurement (please provide email address | |
Answer To Question 4: Rob Webb, Director of Procurement, rob.webb3@nhs.net | |
Question Number 5: Do you have a law firm panel / preferred supplier list / use a framework to buy your external law firm services. Please provide details where possible. | |
Answer To Question 5: Yes, the Trust would use a framework for legal provision, which framework would be dependant on the requirement and the agreed procurement process | |
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