A LAW firm with offices in the North-East has secured work in the further education sector.

Bond Dickinson, which has bases in Newcastle and Stockton, has been appointed by Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC), a procurement consortium.

The CPC provides its members with a service giving them access to professionally tendered framework agreements.

More than 2,500 further education institutions, including academies, are members of the CPC, which are situated throughout the UK.

As part of the appointment, Bond Dickinson will provide advice on property, human resources, academy conversion and post conversion and other legal services to the North-East, North-West, Yorkshire and Humber, London and the Channel Islands.

Kevin Robertson, a partner in Bond Dickinson's projects and procurement team, based in Newcastle, said: “This is a fantastic appointment and we look forward to the opportunity to work with further education clients.”