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Award of DPE - Case 11 - Investigation

Scottish Government

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Award

02 Apr 2025 at 11:06

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, based in Glasgow, has awarded a contract titled "Award of DPE - Case 11 - Investigation" categorised under legal services. This procurement process pertains to an investigation following the established grievance procedure and requires an external investigator rather than a civil servant. The contract was directly awarded without competition to Thornber Employment Law Ltd from Kinross. The procurement stage is the Award, with the contract valued at GBP 9450 and having commenced on 4th January 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in legal services to engage with public sector contracts, particularly those with expertise in employment law and grievance investigations. As the contract has already been awarded, businesses may want to consider future opportunities with the Scottish Government or similar direct award contracts. Companies well-versed in handling such investigations and providing detailed reports to government officials would be well-suited for similar procurement processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of DPE - Case 11 - Investigation

Notice Description

This contract will carry out an investigation as per the established Scottish Government grievance procedure, reporting back to the Scottish Government Deciding Officer. Investigations under the grievance procedure are normally undertaken by Civil Servants; however, in this case, the external investigator is required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000791589
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527323
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
The contract is awarded to a single supplier without competition.
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£9,450 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Apr 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

APUC Limited on behalf of Sabhal Mor Ostaig

APUC Limited on behalf of UHI Argyll

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

East Lothian Council

Fife Council

Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Forestry and Land Scotland

Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland

LHC Procurement Group for the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA)

Moray Council

NHS Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

SRUC

Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Forestry

Scottish Government- SASA

Stirling Council

Supplier Development Programme /South Lanarkshire Council

The City of Edinburgh Council

The Highland Council

University of Glasgow

University of Strathclyde

West Lothian Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
G2 8LU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
70
Supplier Names

A M Dunbar Electrical Contractor

ASA Recruitment (Quick Quotes)

Aberdeen Marine Services Ltd

Anderson Anderson and Brown

Arc Marquees Ltd

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited

Avison Young (UK) Limited

Brewster Brothers Ltd

Bucher Municipal Limited

Chase Services Group Ltd

Chiptech International Limited

Chubb Fire & Security Ltd (Quick Quotes)

Claremont Office Furniture Limited

Clyde Scaffolding Ltd

Core Cut Ltd

D A GILMOUR LTD

DMFCA Ltd

Dentsu Creative, a trading division of Dentsu UK Ltd

EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd

Enva Scotland Limited

Eville & Jones (Commercial Services) Ltd

G McNaughton & Son (Plant Hire) Ltd

GVAV

Griesbach & Associates

HUB Parking Technology a Business Unit of FAAC (UK)

Hall Aitken

Harvey Nash Limited

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Henderson Loggie

Heron Bros. Ltd.

Highland Heating Management Ltd

Howell Marine Consulting

IDEAGEN Ltd

IFF Research Ltd.

Influential Software Services Ltd

Integrated Environments Ltd

Integrella

Ironside Farrar

JR Events & Sales

Jackson Trawls Ltd

Jacobs U.K. Limited

Jones Lang LaSalle

Korn Ferry (UK) Limited

Leith Creative Agency Ltd (T/A Leith Agency)

MBA Engineering Consultancy LTD

Marshall Construction Ltd

Mistev Export Health Certification Limited

OX IT Solutions

PSquare Limited

Pat Munro Construction Ltd

Procast Building Contractors Ltd.

Ray Black Consulting Ltd.

Reid Associates

Ross MacArthur Contractors

Scotec Lifts Ltd

Sharp Business Systems Uk Plc

Smart Travel

Spectrum.Life

Stirling Park LLP

THE SME CLINIC

Teneo Financial Advisory Limited

The Diffley Partnership Limited

Thornber Employment Law Ltd SC453956

Trossachs Ecology

Turner & Townsend

VWS Ltd

Venesky Brown Ltd

Venesky-Brown Recruitment

Walk In The Gate Ltd (Trading as The Gate Worldwide)

YNG Media Group Ltd operating as Speakeasy Productions

Further Information

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