Suppliers on the Panel are full service providers of finance and highly complex legal services, authorised and regulated by the SRA and/or appropriate regulatory bodies in other EU jurisdictions. This Panel Agreement covers external legal advice and full project support required by Central Government and its associated bodies, for finance and highly complex transactions including complex finance, capital markets, regulatory complex work and the most, innovative and/or strategically important projects for Central Government. Suppliers will be required to offer market leading legal expertise and a market leading level of service in order to meet Panel Customer needs to deliver their most complex and challenging projects and matters. Suppliers will be able to provide all the Mandatory Specialisms required as set out VI.3. The Panel covers Optional Specialisms also set out in VI.3. The procurement will be conducted in three (3) Stages. as set out in VI.3.