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title: "Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - Legal"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000598930"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL TRADING AS SPORTSCOTLAND"
published: "2019-11-27"
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# Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - Legal

Buyer: THE SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL TRADING AS SPORTSCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000598930

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Scottish Sports Council, trading as sportscotland, which is located in Glasgow, UK. The title of the tender is "Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - Legal," focusing on the recreation, culture, and religion sector. Currently in the Award stage, the key dates include the bid opening on 16th October 2019 and the contract signing on 4th November 2019. This tender, initiated under the open procurement method, aims to appoint a qualified service provider for the legal support of over 50 Scottish governing bodies of sport, receiving annual funding exceeding £15 million.

This opportunity is particularly suited for legal consultancy firms and professionals specialising in governance and sports law, given sportscotland's desire to enhance the skills and processes within the governing bodies. Businesses with a track record in providing legal expertise to public organisations or in the sports sector should consider engaging in this tender process to expand their client base and contribute to the ongoing improvement of sporting governance in Scotland.

## Notice

sportscotland was seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to provide expert resource in legal matters to Scottish governing bodies of sport in Scotland (SGBs). sportscotland currently invests in over 50 SGBs in Scotland and annually awards an amount in excess of 15m GBP to these bodies as a primary means of fulfilling sportscotland's remit as the national agency for sport. Since 2011, sportscotland has contracted suitably qualified consultants across a range of business disciplines to ensure that governance, financial accounting processes, HR procedures and skills in SGBs are of a high standard. Since 2011, many SGBs have benefitted greatly from this support. sportscotland wishes to further promote and enhance a culture of learning, development and ongoing improvement of SGBs in these business disciplines to suitably equip SGBs with the necessary skills to ensure that they are fit to receive public funding.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

sportscotland was seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to provide expert resource in legal matters to Scottish governing bodies of sport in Scotland (SGBs). sportscotland currently invests in over 50 SGBs in Scotland and annually awards an amount in excess of 15m GBP to these bodies as a primary means of fulfilling sportscotland's remit as the national agency for sport. Since 2011, sportscotland has contracted suitably qualified consultants across a range of business disciplines to ensure that governance, financial accounting processes, HR procedures and skills in SGBs are of a high standard. Since 2011, many SGBs have benefitted greatly from this support. sportscotland wishes to further promote and enhance a culture of learning, development and ongoing improvement of SGBs in these business disciplines to suitably equip SGBs with the necessary skills to ensure that they are fit to receive public funding.

Renewal: Option of 2, one year extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV373362 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Nov 2019 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | July 2023 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL TRADING AS SPORTSCOTLAND |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G40 1DA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Calton |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow East |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HARPER MACLEOD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2019 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV373362
- 26 Sep 2019 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP367200

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP367200&idx=1
  26th September 2019 - Invitation to Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP367200&idx=2
  26th September 2019 - sportscotland Conditions of Contract
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP367200
  Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - Legal - sportscotland is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to provide expert resource in legal matters to Scottish governing bodies of sport in Scotland (SGBs). sportscotland currently invests in over 50 SGBs in Scotland and annually awards an amount in excess of 15m GBP to these bodies as a primary means of fulfilling sportscotland's remit as the national agency for sport. Since 2011, sportscotland has contracted suitably qualified consultants across a range of business disciplines to ensure that governance, financial accounting processes, HR procedures and skills in SGBs are of a high standard. Since 2011, many SGBs have benefitted greatly from this support. sportscotland wishes to further promote and enhance a culture of learning, development and ongoing improvement of SGBs in these business disciplines to suitably equip SGBs with the necessary skills to ensure that they are fit to receive public funding.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV373362
  Scottish Governing Bodies Expert Resource Consultancy - Legal - sportscotland was seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to provide expert resource in legal matters to Scottish governing bodies of sport in Scotland (SGBs). sportscotland currently invests in over 50 SGBs in Scotland and annually awards an amount in excess of 15m GBP to these bodies as a primary means of fulfilling sportscotland's remit as the national agency for sport. Since 2011, sportscotland has contracted suitably qualified consultants across a range of business disciplines to ensure that governance, financial accounting processes, HR procedures and skills in SGBs are of a high standard. Since 2011, many SGBs have benefitted greatly from this support. sportscotland wishes to further promote and enhance a culture of learning, development and ongoing improvement of SGBs in these business disciplines to suitably equip SGBs with the necessary skills to ensure that they are fit to receive public funding.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.sportscotland.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000598930

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