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title: "CT2945 Legal Services Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a78e"
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# CT2945 Legal Services Framework

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a78e

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded the contract for the CT2945 Legal Services Framework to multiple law firms for various lots, including Commercial, Property and Planning, Litigation, Employment, Major Projects and Investigations, and Debt Recovery. The total value of these active contracts amounts to approximately £25.3 million. The procurement process for these legal services involved open procedures and attracted bids from multiple suppliers, creating opportunities for law firms specialised in legal services to compete and grow their businesses.

This tender by The City of Edinburgh Council offers opportunities for law firms to provide legal services across a range of areas for the Council and other Scottish local authorities. Businesses with expertise in public law, corporate law, commercial contracts, property law, litigation, and employment matters would be well-suited to compete. The Council has set quality as the main award criterion, with a focus on service quality and expertise. The procurement process aims to ensure prompt payment to sub-contractors and requires bidders to demonstrate awareness of climate change issues as part of their responses.

## Notice

The City of Edinburgh Council's in-house legal team provides advice and support on all legal matters relating to the Council. The team instructs external firms where it has insufficient capacity or where particular specialist advice is required. The Council wishes to appoint a number of suitably qualified and experienced law firms ("Service Providers") to a six lot Framework Agreement to carry out legal services for the City of Edinburgh Council and other named Scottish local authorities. The type and volume of advice required may fluctuate during the period of the Contract.

### Lot Information

Commercial

Lot 1: Commercial The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: Public law, Corporate law, Commercial contracts, Finance law and financial services law, Intellectual property, IT, Procurement, FOISA, Data protection, RIPSA and RIPA, Commercial and Pensions.

Property and Planning

Lot 2: Property and Planning The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: Property law, Construction law, Environmental law, Planning law, Transportation law and Litigation support for all of the above.

Litigation

Lot 3: Litigation The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: Childcare law, Education law, Litigation, Licensing law.

Employment

Lot 4: Employment Law The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: Providing legal advice in relation to local government employment law matters, Providing support in the furtherance of positive employee relations, Providing legal advice in relation to litigated employment matters, Providing front-line expert support to complex high risk HR case management, Providing advice and support on the development of employment policies and practices, Providing advice on major projects in relation to employment matters and Advocacy (including solicitor-advocacy if possible).

Major Projects and Investigations

Lot 5: Major Projects and Investigations The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to: The provision of strategic and multi-disciplinary advice in respect of major, high value and/or complex matters requiring expertise in excess of that which would ordinarily fall within Lots 1 to 4 of the Contract; and The provision of complex multi-disciplinary investigatory advice in respect of major, high value and/ or complex matters requiring investigatory expertise in excess of that which would ordinarily fall within Lots 1 to 4 of the Contract.

Debt Recovery

Lot 6: Debt Recovery The Council expects the following services from Service Providers to include but is not limited to the three categories of debt to be recovered: (1) council tax & non-domestic rates (NDR), (2) sundry debt, including not limited to parking penalty charges and statutory repairs debt and (3) heritage court - rent arrears.

Residential Property

Lot 7: Residential Property

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031310-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | 16 Apr 2023 |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Within 4 years |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £22,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,314,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled, Planned |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; ANGUS COUNCIL; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; FALKIRK COUNCIL; INVERCLYDE COUNCIL; MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL; NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL; RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL; SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL; SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; STIRLING COUNCIL; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM33 Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire |
| Local authority | Renfrewshire |
| Electoral ward | Paisley East and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 8 |
| Supplier names | ANDERSON STRATHERN; BRODIES; CLYDE & CO (SCOTLAND; CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG; DWF; HARPER MACLEOD; MORTON FRASER; SHEPHERD AND WEDDERBURN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2023 at 10:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031310-2023
- 12 Jun 2023 at 16:00 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016630-2023
- 25 May 2023 at 07:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014863-2023
- 22 Feb 2023 at 15:08 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005330-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.angus.gov.uk/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk/
- http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk
- http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.orkney.gov.uk
- http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
- http://www.shetland.gov.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000733139
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
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- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/

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