Award

Legal Services Debt Recovery

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has completed the award process for the procurement titled "Legal Services Debt Recovery" within the services category. The buying organisation is the Scottish Government, located at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, UKM. The procurement method used was an Open procedure. The contracting process was initiated on 2024-03-13, with the primary service provider being Anderson Strathern LLP for debt recovery legal services.

This tender for Legal Services Debt Recovery by the Scottish Government offers business growth opportunities for legal service providers in environmental protection and general public services sectors. Companies with expertise in debt recovery services and a large scale of operations, like Anderson Strathern LLP, are well-suited to compete in this procurement. The contract has been active since 2024-01-29 with a value of 20,000 GBP, presenting a lucrative business opportunity for qualified suppliers.

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Notice Title

Legal Services Debt Recovery

Notice Description

The Scottish Government Legal Directorate has a requirement to place two contracts with external legal service providers for the provision of debt recovery legal services. The primary service provider will be the exclusive provider of the services except in circumstances where they cannot act for Scottish Ministers for any reason, including but not limited to a real, perceived or apparent conflict of interest. In such circumstances the reserve service provider will undertake the required debt recovery services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this notice is to provide details of the direct contract award for Legal Services Debt Recovery to Anderson Strathern LLP (the primary service provider) and Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP (the reserve service provider).. Direct Award via Lot 2 Debt Recovery of the Scottish Government Legal Services framework agreement (SP-22-011).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000760952
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500831
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open 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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£20,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jan 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Drew Murphy
Contact Email
drew.murphy@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 7880136774

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
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
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ANDERSON STRATHERN

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500831
    Legal Services Debt Recovery - The Scottish Government Legal Directorate has a requirement to place two contracts with external legal service providers for the provision of debt recovery legal services. The primary service provider will be the exclusive provider of the services except in circumstances where they cannot act for Scottish Ministers for any reason, including but not limited to a real, perceived or apparent conflict of interest. In such circumstances the reserve service provider will undertake the required debt recovery services.

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