Contract award notice
CORP168 Legal Advice for MARS
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust named Freeths LLP as the supplier in an award dated 4 August 2026.
What the notice records
- Buyer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Supplier
- Freeths LLP
- Awarded value
- £33,000 (the notice’s own figure, in GBP)
- Award date
- 4 August 2026
- Notice published
- 5 August 2026
- Category (CPV)
- Legal services (79100000)
- Description
- A Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme (MARS) is a form of voluntary severance, designed to enable employees to leave their employment voluntarily in return for a severance payment. Critical to the MARS is for the employee to seek independent legal advice which is paid for by the Trust. The Trust has awarded a call-off contract with a single provider using an agreed pricing structure which limits duplication and saves time and money whilst still achieving the required level of independence.
- Source
- Contracts Finder — official notice