Award

Legal Services Framework

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Dec 2019 at 00:00

Tender

14 Jun 2019 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council is conducting a procurement process for a "Legal Services Framework" aimed at appointing law firms to provide various legal services under a multi-lot framework agreement. This tender, initiated as an open procedure, encompasses general public services and will be available for use by multiple local authorities in Scotland, including East Lothian, Midlothian, Stirling, and West Lothian Councils. The tender submission period concluded on 15 July 2019, and the council has announced the contracts, with a total value of £12,000,000 available across six lots, ensuring flexibility in legal support as required throughout the framework's lifespan.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for legal firms, particularly those specialising in public law, commercial contracts, property and planning, employment, litigation, and debt recovery. Both small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms are encouraged to engage in this bidding process, with chances to be awarded contracts in any of the six specified lots, depending on their expertise and capacity. Companies with established experience in providing legal services to public sector clients will be particularly well-suited for this contract, fostering potential growth through steady work committed for the framework's duration.

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Notice Title

Legal Services Framework

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council's in-house legal team provides advice and support on all legal matters relating to the Council. The team instructs external firms where it has insufficient capacity or where particular specialist advice is required. The Council wishes to appoint a number of suitably qualified and experienced law firms ("Service Providers") to a six lot Framework Agreement to carry out legal services for the City of Edinburgh Council and other awarding Councils. The type and volume of advice required may fluctuate during the period of the Contract.

Lot Information

Commercial

The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: Public law, Corporate law, Commercial contracts, Finance law and financial services law, Intellectual property, IT, Procurement, FOISA, Data protection, RIPSA and RIPA, Commercial and Pensions.

Property & Planning

The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: Property law, Construction law, Environmental law, Planning law, Transportation law and Litigation support for all of the above.

Major Projects

The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: The provision of strategic and multi-disciplinary advice in respect of major, high value and/or complex matters requiring expertise in excess of that which would ordinarily fall within Lots 1 to 4 of the Contract.

Litigation

The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: Childcare law, Education law, Litigation, Licensing law.

Employment

The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: Providing legal advice in relation to local government employment law matters, Providing support in the furtherance of positive employee relations, Providing legal advice in relation to litigated employment matters, Providing front-line expert support to complex high risk HR case management, Providing advice and support on the development of employment policies and practices, Providing advice on major projects in relation to employment matters and Advocacy (including solicitor-advocacy if possible).

Debt Recovery

The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to the three categories of debt to be recovered: (1) council tax & non-domestic rates (NDR), (2) sundry debt, including not limited to parking penalty charges and statutory repairs debt and (3) heritage court - rent arrears.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000587457
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC376015
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

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
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Dec 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jul 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Dec 20196 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Within 4 years.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL

STIRLING COUNCIL

WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

Contact Name
Graham Halliday, Lynn Hemsley
Contact Email
cpu@westlothian.gov.uk, lynn.hemsley@edinburgh.gov.uk, procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk, procurement@midlothian.gov.uk, procurement@stirling.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 01315615237, +44 1312707500, +44 1314693922, +44 1506281814, +44 1620827754, +44 1786233384

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

ANDERSON STRATHERN

BRODIES

CLYDE

CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG

HARPER MACLEOD

MORTON FRASER

SHEPHERD AND WEDDERBURN

Further Information

Notice Documents

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