Issue - decisions
Request to waive Contracts Procedure Rules 8.1 and 8.2 ‘Competition for Intermediate Value Procurements’ to enable the Council to make a direct award to Squire Patton Boggs for legal advice relating to Temple Works
11/01/2022 - Request to waive Contracts Procedure Rules 8.1 and 8.2 ‘Competition for Intermediate Value Procurements’ to enable the Council to make a direct award to Squire Patton Boggs for legal advice relating to Temple Works
The supporting report sets this out in detail.
In summary, the decision taken is to:
a) Approve a waiver of CPRs 8.1 and 8.2 using the authority set out
in CPR 1.3 in order for a contract to be directly awarded to Squire
Patton Boggs Ltd for a period of four years.
b) Approve the appointment for legal services on an hourly fee
quotation, with a £100,000 cap for costs not indemnified
and/or funded by third parties.