Award

Legal Services

SRUC

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Feb 2017 at 00:00

Tender

01 Nov 2016 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves SRUC (Scottish Rural College), located in Edinburgh, which seeks to appoint a service provider for Legal Services, including general and specialist legal advice, property management, and debt recovery. This open tender is completed, and the award date was on 1 February 2017. Interested companies were required to submit their bids by 15 December 2016. The contract has a total value of £1,000,000 and covers a period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2022, with potential for annual extensions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for law firms and legal service providers specialising in commercial, property, and debt recovery services. Businesses that hold membership with the Law Society of Scotland, and those experienced in delivering legal assistance to educational or research institutions, would be particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The emphasis on innovative suggestions from suppliers also suggest that firms with creative solutions tailored to SRUC's needs could find a competitive edge.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Legal Services

Notice Description

SRUC seek to appoint a service provider to deliver legal and associated services to SRUC which will include, but not restricted to General Legal Advice, Specialist Legal Advice, Property, and Debt Recovery.

Lot Information

Lot 1

SRUC seek to appoint a service provider to deliver legal and associated services to SRUC which will include, but not restricted to the points noted below. SRUC welcomes innovative suggestions from suppliers to meet its requirements. 1.1 General Legal Advice: Including Commercial, Employment, Representation, Dispute Resolution, Updates on changes in law, legal developments and the potential impact of case law and associated judgements 1.2 Specialist Legal Advice: Including Commercialisation of Research,International growth, Intellectual Property, Data Protection, Public Sector, Charity 1.3 Property: Including Domestic and International, Purchase, Disposal, Rental, Development and Construction 1.4 Debt Recovery: Including Issuing of Legal Letters, Formal debt recovery action, including Court Action

Renewal: The contract will commence on 1 April 2017 for a period of five years and shall terminate on 31 March 2022, with the possibility of two annual extensions by mutual agreement, unless the contract is terminated earlier, in accordance with the provisions of Clause 18 of SRUC's Terms and Conditions of Contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000469011
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB272442
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services

79111000 - Legal advisory services

79112000 - Legal representation services

79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Dec 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Feb 20179 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2017 - 31 Mar 2022 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SRUC
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
andrew.tennant@sruc.ac.uk, procurement@sruc.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 01315354384

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH9 3JG
Post Town
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
UKM25 Edinburgh, City of

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Southside/Newington
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh South

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000469011-2017-02-06T00:00:00Z",
    "date": "2017-02-06T00:00:00Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000469011",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "org-78",
            "name": "SRUC",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "SRUC"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Kings Buildings, West Mains Road",
                "locality": "Edinburgh",
                "region": "UKM25",
                "postalCode": "EH9 3JG"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "andrew.tennant@sruc.ac.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 01315354384",
                "faxNumber": "+44 01315354314",
                "url": "http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "centralPurchasingBody",
                "reviewBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Body governed by public law",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "Education, Research & Consultancy",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.sruc.ac.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "org-23",
            "name": "SRUC",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "SRUC"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Kings Buildings, West Mains Road",
                "locality": "Edinburgh",
                "region": "UKM25",
                "postalCode": "EH9 3JG"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "procurement@sruc.ac.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 01315354384",
                "faxNumber": "+44 01315354314",
                "url": "http://"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer",
                "reviewBody"
            ],
            "details": {
                "classifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "Body governed by public law",
                        "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "Education, Research & Consultancy",
                        "scheme": "COFOG"
                    }
                ],
                "url": "http://www.sruc.ac.uk"
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "name": "SRUC",
        "id": "org-23"
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "8451",
        "title": "Legal Services",
        "description": "SRUC seek to appoint a service provider to deliver legal and associated services to SRUC which will include, but not restricted to General Legal Advice, Specialist Legal Advice, Property, and Debt Recovery.",
        "status": "complete",
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "additionalClassifications": [
                    {
                        "id": "79100000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "79110000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "79111000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "79112000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "79130000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    },
                    {
                        "id": "79140000",
                        "scheme": "CPV"
                    }
                ],
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "UKM25"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "UKM25"
                    }
                ],
                "relatedLot": "1"
            }
        ],
        "value": {
            "amount": 1000000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "submissionMethod": [
            "electronicSubmission"
        ],
        "submissionMethodDetails": "http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2016-12-15T12:00:00Z"
        },
        "awardPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2016-12-15T14:00:00Z"
        },
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "NOV262482",
                "documentType": "contractNotice",
                "title": "Legal Services",
                "description": "SRUC seek to appoint a service provider to deliver legal and associated services to SRUC which will include, but not restricted to General Legal Advice, Specialist Legal Advice, Property, and Debt Recovery.",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV262482",
                "format": "text/html"
            },
            {
                "id": "economic",
                "documentType": "economicSelectionCriteria"
            },
            {
                "id": "NOV262482-1",
                "title": "SRUC Invitation to Tender Ref 8451",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV262482&idx=1",
                "datePublished": "2016-11-03T16:10:27Z",
                "dateModified": "2016-11-03T16:10:27Z",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template"
            },
            {
                "id": "NOV262482-2",
                "title": "SRUC ref 8451 ESPD",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV262482&idx=2",
                "datePublished": "2016-11-03T16:10:27Z",
                "dateModified": "2016-11-03T16:10:27Z",
                "format": "application/octet-stream"
            },
            {
                "id": "FEB272442",
                "documentType": "awardNotice",
                "title": "Legal Services",
                "description": "SRUC seek to appoint a service provider to deliver legal and associated services to SRUC which will include, but not restricted to General Legal Advice, Specialist Legal Advice, Property, and Debt Recovery.",
                "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB272442",
                "format": "text/html"
            }
        ],
        "lots": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "description": "SRUC seek to appoint a service provider to deliver legal and associated services to SRUC which will include, but not restricted to the points noted below. SRUC welcomes innovative suggestions from suppliers to meet its requirements. 1.1 General Legal Advice: Including Commercial, Employment, Representation, Dispute Resolution, Updates on changes in law, legal developments and the potential impact of case law and associated judgements 1.2 Specialist Legal Advice: Including Commercialisation of Research,International growth, Intellectual Property, Data Protection, Public Sector, Charity 1.3 Property: Including Domestic and International, Purchase, Disposal, Rental, Development and Construction 1.4 Debt Recovery: Including Issuing of Legal Letters, Formal debt recovery action, including Court Action",
                "status": "complete",
                "value": {
                    "amount": 1000000,
                    "currency": "GBP"
                },
                "hasOptions": false,
                "submissionTerms": {
                    "variantPolicy": "notAllowed"
                },
                "contractPeriod": {
                    "startDate": "2017-04-01T00:00:00Z",
                    "endDate": "2022-03-31T00:00:00Z"
                },
                "hasRenewal": true,
                "renewal": {
                    "description": "The contract will commence on 1 April 2017 for a period of five years and shall terminate on 31 March 2022, with the possibility of two annual extensions by mutual agreement, unless the contract is terminated earlier, in accordance with the provisions of Clause 18 of SRUC's Terms and Conditions of Contract."
                }
            }
        ],
        "bidOpening": {
            "date": "2016-12-15T14:00:00Z"
        },
        "contractTerms": {
            "hasElectronicPayment": true,
            "electronicInvoicingPolicy": "allowed"
        },
        "coveredBy": [
            "GPA"
        ],
        "otherRequirements": {
            "requiresStaffNamesAndQualifications": true
        },
        "selectionCriteria": {
            "criteria": [
                {
                    "type": "suitability",
                    "description": "Bidders must be Members of the Law Society of Scotland."
                },
                {
                    "type": "technical",
                    "minimum": "Bidders must be Members of the Law Society of Scotland."
                },
                {
                    "type": "technical",
                    "description": "Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession"
                }
            ]
        },
        "submissionTerms": {
            "languages": [
                "en"
            ],
            "bidValidityPeriod": {
                "durationInDays": 120
            }
        },
        "classification": {
            "id": "79100000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
        },
        "hasRecurrence": false
    },
    "language": "EN",
    "description": "(SC Ref:481755)",
    "links": [
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000469011"
        },
        {
            "rel": "canonical",
            "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000469011"
        }
    ],
    "noticetype": "OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice",
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "8451/AT/2016",
            "relatedLots": [
                "1"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "contracts": [
        {
            "id": "8451/AT/2016",
            "awardID": "8451/AT/2016",
            "status": "active",
            "dateSigned": "2017-02-01T00:00:00Z"
        }
    ],
    "relatedProcesses": [
        {
            "id": "1",
            "relationship": [
                "planning"
            ],
            "scheme": "EU-OJ",
            "identifier": "2016/S 213-387961"
        }
    ]
}