Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Services
Notice Description
MG ALBA seeks timely, practical and solutions-focused legal advice. Deliverables will depend on need but typically might include oral advice of a practical nature, written notes of advice on legal or contractual matters, contract authorship or review, policy authorship or review.
Lot Information
Lot 1
MG ALBA wishes to engage the services of one or more providers of legal services. The volume and frequency of service provision will depend on need and circumstances. MG ALBA does not guarantee a minimum level of service provision. The services sought include: 1) General Media Law and IPR as they relate to contracts for the acquisition of television programmes and other media content. Advice on programme purchase agreements; licences; inter-party agreements in co-funds and/or co-productions; development agreements; sports rights agreements; music rights; writer's agreements; social media related content; websites and social media platforms; trademarks and copyright matters. 2) Corporate Governance and Compliance Advice on procurement, conflicts of interest, data protection and privacy, company policy formulation etc. 3) HR / Employment Advice on employment law, employer's obligations, TUPE, staffing issues and disputes. 4) Property and Leasing Advice on property leases and obligations arising therefrom, both as lead tenant and as lessor to campus tenants. 5) Litigation Advice in relation to any actual litigation or litigation risk. It is not possible to predict annual contract value but, based on past experience, this might range from 20,000 GBP to 50,000 GBP For the purposes of this tender a total annual value of 50,000 GBP may be assumed, divided across all suppliers depending on the nature of work. The actual value may be less.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000801619
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539344
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, 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
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Estimated to go out for tender again in 3 years.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SEIRBHEIS NAM MEADHANAN GÀIDHLIG (THE GAELIC MEDIA SERVICE)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tender@mgalba.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 851705550
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ISLE OF LEWIS
- Postcode
- HS1 2SD
- Post Town
- Outer Hebrides
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM2 Highlands and Islands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM20 Highlands and Islands
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Electoral Ward
- Steòrnabhagh a Deas
- Westminster Constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532464&idx=1
12th June 2025 - MG ALBA - Legal Services 2025 ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532464
Legal Services - MG ALBA seeks timely, practical and solutions-focused legal advice. Deliverables will depend on need but typically might include oral advice of a practical nature, written notes of advice on legal or contractual matters, contract authorship or review, policy authorship or review. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539344
Legal Services - MG ALBA seeks timely, practical and solutions-focused legal advice. Deliverables will depend on need but typically might include oral advice of a practical nature, written notes of advice on legal or contractual matters, contract authorship or review, policy authorship or review.
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