Notice Information
Notice Title
ITT for the provision of Legal Services
Notice Description
The Ombudsman is inviting tenders for the provision of legal services for The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). 4. The legal service will provide a general advice, advocacy and training service to the Ombudsman in all areas relevant to our remit and our role as an employer and lease-holder.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Ombudsman is inviting tenders for the provision of legal services for The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO), Bridgeside House, 99 McDonald Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4NS. The successful contract from this invitation to tender will: - commence on Tuesday 1 June 2021 - be provided by a single supplier -meet the Living Wage standard The SPSO is subject to Data protection legislation, and Access to Information (ATI) legislation, with associated duties to protect personal data. Bidders must be aware of, and take account of, the confidentiality requirements of section 19 of the SPSO Act. The legal service will provide a general advice, advocacy and training service to the Ombudsman in all areas relevant to our remit and our role as an employer and lease-holder.
Renewal: An initial period of twelve months, with the option to renew annually for a further 2 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000649322
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR410831
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract 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
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- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Mar 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Apr 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2022 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ask@spso.gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 8003777330
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH7 4NS
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM75 City of Edinburgh
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- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith Walk
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR410831
ITT for the provision of Legal Services - The Ombudsman is inviting tenders for the provision of legal services for The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). 4. The legal service will provide a general advice, advocacy and training service to the Ombudsman in all areas relevant to our remit and our role as an employer and lease-holder.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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