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title: "Legal Services Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000587457"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2019-12-23"
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# Legal Services Framework

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000587457

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is conducting a procurement process for a "Legal Services Framework" aimed at appointing law firms to provide various legal services under a multi-lot framework agreement. This tender, initiated as an open procedure, encompasses general public services and will be available for use by multiple local authorities in Scotland, including East Lothian, Midlothian, Stirling, and West Lothian Councils. The tender submission period concluded on 15 July 2019, and the council has announced the contracts, with a total value of £12,000,000 available across six lots, ensuring flexibility in legal support as required throughout the framework's lifespan.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for legal firms, particularly those specialising in public law, commercial contracts, property and planning, employment, litigation, and debt recovery. Both small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms are encouraged to engage in this bidding process, with chances to be awarded contracts in any of the six specified lots, depending on their expertise and capacity. Companies with established experience in providing legal services to public sector clients will be particularly well-suited for this contract, fostering potential growth through steady work committed for the framework's duration.

## 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 awarding Councils. The type and volume of advice required may fluctuate during the period of the Contract.

### Lot Information

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 & 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.

Major Projects

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.

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

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).

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC376015 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Dec 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Dec 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Within 4 years. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL; STIRLING COUNCIL; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | ANDERSON STRATHERN; BRODIES; CLYDE; CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG; 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

- 23 Dec 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC376015
- 14 Jun 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN357331

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=22
  8th July 2019 - CT2692 - Pricing Schedule Lot 6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=24
  8th July 2019 - CT2692 - Pricing Schedule Lot 6 VERSION 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=20
  8th July 2019 - CT2692 - Specification Lot 6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=23
  8th July 2019 - CT2692 - Specification Lot 6 - VERSION 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=9
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Tenderers Submission Lot 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=10
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Pricing Schedule Lot 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=11
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Specification Lot 3
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=12
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Tenderers Submission Lot 3
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=13
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Pricing Schedule Lot 3
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=14
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Specification Lot 4
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=15
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Tenderers Submission Lot 4
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=16
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Pricing Schedule Lot 4
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=17
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Specification Lot 5
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=18
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Tenderers Submission Lot 5
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=19
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Pricing Schedule Lot 5
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=21
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Tenderers Submission Lot 6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=1
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Instruction to Tenderers
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=2
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Appendix 1 - KPI's Lots 1 - 5
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=3
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Appendix 2 - KPI's Lot 6
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=4
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Terms and Conditions
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=5
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Specification Lot 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=6
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Tenderers Submission Lot 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=7
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Pricing Schedule Lot 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN357331&idx=8
  17th June 2019 - CT2692 - Specification Lot 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN357331
  Legal Services Framework - 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 awarding Councils. The type and volume of advice required may fluctuate during the period of the Contract.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC376015
  Legal Services Framework - 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 awarding Councils. The type and volume of advice required may fluctuate during the period of the Contract.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000587457

## Provenance

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