# HALA Legal Services Framework

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Optivo.

## Key facts

- Buyer: Optivo
- Supplier: [Ashfords LLP](/suppliers/ashfords/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £30,000,000
- Tender value: £30,000,000
- Award date: 7 August 2022
- Published: 26 August 2022
- Contract start: 1 September 2022
- Contract end: 31 August 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a4272439-98bd-4b78-a317-c9132a9f3804-567029
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-07346f37-b326-43ce-b69a-70b53e84ce09

## Description

The Housing Associations' Legal Alliance includes Advance, BME London, Bromford Housing, CDS Co-operatives, Christian Action Housing, Cross Keys Homes, Eastend Homes, Greatwell Homes, Habinteg, Hastoe Group, Hexagon Housing, HFL Homes, Hightown Housing, Housing for Women, Housing Solutions, ISHA, Lewisham Homes, Local Space, MHS Homes, Newlon Housing Trust, Octavia Housing, One Housing, Optivo, Origin Housing, Phoenix Community Homes, Raven Housing Trust, Saxon Weald, Settle Group, Shepherds Bush Housing Group, Soho Housing, Swan Housing Association, Wandle Housing Association, Women's Pioneer Housing, YMCA St Paul's Group, YMCA Thames Gateway\. Between them, there is a spend of approximately £6\.2M per annum on external Solicitors' Services\. The Members have come together in a shared procurement exercise and wish to appoint a panel of Solicitors upon whose advisory services the individual members can call\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4272439-98bd-4b78-a317-c9132a9f3804-567029)