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Award of SG Bond Local Counsel

Scottish Government

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21 Sep 2026 at 18:53

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government appointed a legal firm to provide specialist Scots law services supporting its bond programme and inaugural Scottish Government Bond. The work principally involves reviewing documentation prepared by the Government’s Lead Legal Adviser and advising on whether Scots law requirements are properly reflected and addressed. This is a legal services requirement, classified under CPV 79100000. The buying organisation is the Scottish Government, with the requirement managed from Victoria Quay in Edinburgh. The opportunity is relevant to law firms with a Scots law practice, particularly those advising on bond programmes, public-sector borrowing, capital markets documentation and related legal compliance. Its focus is specialist local-law review and advice rather than general legal support or broad financial advisory services.

This procurement has reached the award stage: two bids were recorded and Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP was selected. The award value is £49,999. The procurement used a Quick Quote award route for the Scottish Government’s requirement for specialist Scots law legal services. The awarded scope covers support for the bond programme and inaugural Scottish Government Bond, including review and advice on documentation prepared by the Lead Legal Adviser. The resulting contract is recorded as active. The award concerns one supplier and one requirement. The published outcome identifies the selected firm and awarded value, showing that the evaluation process has concluded with a legal services appointment rather than an unawarded or cancelled procurement.

For future work of this kind, a credible competitor would need a strong Scots law capability and experience reviewing complex transaction documentation against local legal requirements. The selected supplier profile indicates that specialist legal firms able to support government borrowing and bond issuance can compete for this type of work. Relevant capability would include advising on capital markets or debt-financing documents, identifying and resolving Scots law issues, and working effectively alongside a lead legal adviser. Firms would also need sufficient senior legal capacity to provide focused review and advice for a public-sector bond programme, with the technical judgement to distinguish substantive legal risks from drafting points. Experience of regulated, high-value or publicly accountable transactions would strengthen a supplier’s position when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of SG Bond Local Counsel

Notice Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to appoint a legal firm for the provision of specialist Scots law legal services to support the delivery of the bond programme with the inaugural Scottish Government Bond. This will principally involve reviewing and advising on documentation prepared by the Scottish Government's Lead Legal Adviser to ensure that Scots law requirements are appropriately reflected and addressed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838500
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564953
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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
£49,999 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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

Argyll and Bute Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Consumer Scotland

Crown Estate Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dundee City Council

Fife Council

Moray Council

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

North Lanarkshire Council

Perth & Kinross Council

Registers of Scotland

Scottish Borders Housing Association

The Highland Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
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
41
Supplier Names

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

NEC Software Solutions UK Limited

FRP Advisory

Mitie

Turner & Townsend

Jump Research

Chase Services Group Ltd

Houlder Limited

IFF Research

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

GC Insight Ltd

Amey OW Ltd

Beam Up Ltd

Gemmell & Prout Marine Limited

Venesky Brown Ltd

SKODA UK

HaskoningDHV UK Ltd

William Yule & Son Limited

LEARNING POOL LIMITED

Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society Limited

Sanderson Government and Defence

Helpthemove Ltd

George Brown & Sons Engineers (Leith) Limited

VWR International Ltd

WSP UK Limited

Stantec UK Ltd

Galliford Try Construction Ltd

Specialist Computer Centres

8x8 UK Limited

Ipsos MORI

Decathlon UK

Findel Education Ltd

RJM Sports Ltd

Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Ltd

BLAZIE ENGINEERING LIMITED

Storm ID Ltd

McTaggart Construction Ltd

Alliance Disposables Ltd

Bunzl UK Ltd

Instock Disposables Ltd

QA RESEARCH LTD

Further Information

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