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Award of Provision of Legal Services

Redress Scotland

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21 Sep 2026 at 12:52

PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Summary of the contracting process

Redress Scotland procured specialist legal services to support its statutory functions and ensure decisions comply with the law. The service covers expert advice on decision-making for redress applications, which is the public body's core function. If a Panel Members’ determination is challenged by judicial review, the provider must engage Counsel to represent Redress Scotland and ensure Counsel is fully briefed and knowledgeable about the relevant law. This is a legal services requirement, classified under CPV 79100000. The work is for Redress Scotland, based in Glasgow, and is intended to provide a high-quality, cost-effective, quick and accessible service supporting the organisation's redress scheme.

The procurement has been awarded through the Legal Services framework (SP-22-011). Harper Macleod LLP was appointed as the main service provider, with Brodies LLP appointed as the reserve supplier for conflicts of interest. The awarded value is £250,000. Two bids were recorded. The requirement was evaluated against the expected quality, expertise, cost-effectiveness, speed and accessibility of the legal service, together with its ability to advise on specialist redress decisions and support judicial review proceedings. The tender record gives a closing date of 10 December 2027. The associated contract is recorded as active, and the award is not cancelled or terminated.

This opportunity demonstrates recurring demand from Redress Scotland for specialist public law and redress-scheme advice, rather than general commercial legal work. Credible competitors would need demonstrable expertise in administrative decision-making, statutory duties and the legal framework governing redress applications. They would also need to advise promptly and accessibly on complex individual decisions, while maintaining the quality and cost control expected of a public body. The ability to manage judicial review challenges is important, including engaging suitable Counsel and briefing them effectively on the relevant law. Firms with sufficient capacity to provide responsive advice, handle specialist casework and manage conflicts of interest would be well placed when this requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Provision of Legal Services

Notice Description

Redress Scotland require a Service Provider that will provide a high quality, expert, cost effective, quick and easily accessible legal service which will enable Redress Scotland to deliver its functions in compliance with the law and in line with its statutory duties.The service provider must be able to provide advice in relation to the specialist decision making on redress applications, this being the core function of the public body.In the event that a determination of Panel Members is the subject of judicial review, the Service Provider will be required to engage Counsel to represent Redress Scotland and ensure they are knowledgeable and fully briefed on the relevant law.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838949
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564894
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
£250,000 £100K-£500K
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
Redress Scotland
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

Scottish Government

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 9NL
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 East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
43
Supplier Names

Harper Macleod LLP

Brodies

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

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Further Information

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