Purpose

The insurance team has specialist requirements
for insurance litigation work from providers with extensive
experience in defending claims against local authorities arising
from many diverse types of claim. The firms on the legal panel meet
this requirement.

It is not possible to calculate the contract value for each of the
panel firms for the duration of the contract. The contract provides
a framework under which the ILC member boroughs can purchase expert
legal services and boroughs will only call off from the framework
as and when expert legal services are required. This is entirely
dependent on the nature and complexity of insurance claims against
the council and whether claims become litigated. The value of spend
with two of the firms is soon expected to reach £100k and
expenditure with the remaining two firms is expected to reach
£100k during the term of the contract.

Content

1. Approval to increase the spend in relation
to the awarded contract to Clyde & Co which commenced on
01/09/2023 for a period of 4 years up to 31/08/2027. The total
value of the contract including any options to extend is
£450,000 (Exc VAT).

2. Approval to increase the spend in relation to the awarded
contract to DAC Beachcroft which commenced on 01/09/2023 for a
period of 4 years up to 31/08/2027. The total value of the contract
including any options to extend is £450,000 (Exc VAT).

3. Approval to increase the spend in relation to the awarded
contract to Browne Jacobson
which commenced on 01/09/2023 for a period of 4 years up to
31/08/2027. The total value of the contract including any options
to extend is £450,00 (Exc VAT).

4. Approval to increase the spend in relation to the awarded
contract to Kennedys which commenced on 01/09/2023 for a period of
4 years up to 31/08/2027. The total value of the contract including
any options to extend is £450,000 (Exc VAT).