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Corporate Legal Services (Outsourced Legal Support)

Scottish National Investment Bank

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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23 Jul 2021 at 09:35

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Tender

16 Apr 2021 at 09:44

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish National Investment Bank is conducting a tender for Corporate Legal Services, aimed at appointing a law firm for an estimated period of 2 to 3 years. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, following the tender period that closed on 19 May 2021. This contract, valued at £300,000, focuses on providing comprehensive legal advice in areas such as Employment Law, Corporate Governance, and FCA regulations, within the United Kingdom, specifically Edinburgh. The selected firm will be expected to act as an extension of the Bank's in-house legal team, providing additional expertise and capacity as required.

This tender presents significant opportunities for established legal firms that have experience advising both private and public sector organisations. With around 100 days of outsourced legal support needed annually, businesses that can demonstrate a strong track record in corporate legal services, compliance with regulatory frameworks, and an ability to deliver collaborative, value-added support will be well-positioned to compete. Firms must also comply with specific operational criteria and insurance requirements, ensuring that participating candidates meet high professional standards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Corporate Legal Services (Outsourced Legal Support)

Notice Description

The Scottish National Investment Bank intends to select and appoint a law firm to provide Corporate Legal Services to the Bank for the next 2 - 3 years. The Bank wishes to appoint a firm to operate as 'an extension of our in-house Legal team', providing additional capacity, access to specialist expertise and added value support to the Bank. The scope includes legal advice and services to support the Bank and our General Counsel with/on; Employment Law, Corporate Governance, Commercial & Contract law, FCA regulations, GDPR, State Aid & Subsidy Control, Freedom on Information as well as General Legal matters and projects.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Scope of Services Required by the Bank The Bank intends to select and appoint a law firm to provide Corporate Legal Services to the Bank for the next 2 - 3 years. The Bank wishes to appoint a firm that will operate as 'an extension of our in-house Legal team', providing additional capacity, access to specialist expertise and added value support to the Bank. We anticipate that we will require around 100 days of outsourced legal support per annum (estimated). The scope includes legal advice and services to support the Bank and our General Counsel with/on: - General legal matters. - Employment law. - Corporate Governance. - Commercial matters and Contracts. - Interpretation and application of FCA regulations (but not the project for the Bank to seek/obtain FCA Authorisation) - State Aid and Subsidy Control. - GDPR - Freedom of Information. - Most other 'one-off, project-type' requirements (e.g. property related to Bank offices). Exclusions to the scope noted above. The Bank will retain the right to appoint other firms for specific matters where: - It wishes to use an alternative firm to provide particular specialist expertise. - Client conflicts may prevent the appointed firm from acting for the Bank. - By exception, it wishes to use an alternative firm(s) to provide services for a 'one-off project-type' requirement. Exclusions - more broadly, the scope of services does not include the provision of the legal services required by the Bank to support it's specific investments or potential investments (except to the extent included in the scope above). Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this tender if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: 24 month initial term with option to extend by 12 months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a6bb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017445-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 May 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish National Investment Bank
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 3EG
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Further Information

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