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Rule 6.15 of the Contract Procedure Rules of
Cumberland Council requires legal services to be consulted on the
terms of external framework agreements in which the Council is
proposing to participate with a view to procuring supplies, works
or services.
 
The decision taken confirms that consultation
with legal is deemed to have taken place where the framework is a
government approved frameworks or frameworks which have been
created by other local authorities or long
standing pan buying organisations with a strong track record
of robust compliance; all of which create a direct relationship
between the provider and the Council.