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title: "Framework for the provision of Legal Services (2023-2027)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000695151"
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# Framework for the provision of Legal Services (2023-2027)

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000695151

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has recently awarded a contract for the provision of Legal Services under a framework agreement that covers various services such as Contract, Commercial & Corporate Law, Debt Recovery, Litigation, and more. The contract is valued at £7,840,000 and was signed on 22nd August 2023. This contract presents business opportunities for legal service providers, particularly those with expertise in commercial law, debt recovery, and litigation.

This procurement process was led by the Scottish Government and reached the award stage. The contract covers multiple lots, including services related to Contract, Commercial and Corporate Law, Debt Recovery, Litigation, Reparation, Employment, Major Infrastructure, Property, and more. The buying organisation's address is in Glasgow, UK. The tender, titled "Framework for the provision of Legal Services (2023-2027)", offers opportunities for large and SME legal service providers to compete in an open procedure under the services category.

## Notice

The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. This Legal Services Framework will be a multi-lot and multi-supplier agreement and will cover the following services: Contract, Commercial & Corporate; Debt Recovery; Litigation, Reparation, Employment & Inquiries; Major Infrastructure and Commercial Projects (incl related litigation); Property and Related Matters; One Stop Shop. The Legal Services Framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group. https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

### Lot Information

Contract, Commercial and Corporate Law

Lot 1 will cover a broad range of commercial and contract work arising including advice in relation to commercial arrangements required to support the drafting of contracts and other commercial documents and advising on contractual issues generally, advice in relation to corporate matters, including setting up companies, corporate governance, finance and assets.

Renewal: The Framework will be placed for a 4 year period and may be subject to renewal at the end of the 4 year period.

Debt Recovery

Lot 2 requires advice and assistance on all aspects of debt recovery, including, but not limited to, small claims, summary cause, Sheriff Court and Court of Session recovery actions, post-decree enforcement, earnings arrestments, inhibitions and rent arrears.

Renewal: The Framework will be placed for a 4 year period and may be subject to renewal at the end of the 4 year period.

Litigation, Reparation, Employment and Inquiries

Lot 3 requires handling of reparation actions; general commercial litigation; arbitrations; Fatal Accident Inquiries; public local inquiries; guardianship, construction disputes and adjudications; property disputes; property damage claims; health and safety investigations; civil recovery; civil penalties; assistance on inquiries established under the Inquiries Act 2005; Employment Law services; mediation and all forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Renewal: The Framework will be placed for a 4 year period and may be subject to renewal at the end of the 4 year period.

Major Infrastructure and Commercial Projects (and related Litigation)

Lot 4 may be required to provide legal advice and services in connections with Framework Public Bodies' interests in projects which are generally large in size and significant (in terms of both complexity and value) to the business of the relevant Framework Public Body. This potentially will include advice across a variety of sectors which may include, but not be limited to: Energy; Finance; Construction; Oil & Gas; Forestry; Aviation and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG). Advice could be broad ranging, complex, cross divisional and be of significant scale and sensitivity.

Renewal: The Framework will be placed for a 4 year period and may be subject to renewal at the end of the 4 year period.

Property and Related Matters

Lot 5 will cover advice across a wide range of property related matters including, but not limited to, conveyancing, acquisition and sale of property, commercial leasing, crofting matters including sales and recovery of rents, provision of services when entering into new leases of property and advice relating to termination of existing leases, rental schemes, shared equity, planning law, real estate, ability to source property advice for jurisdiction outwith Scotland.

Renewal: The Framework will be placed for a 4 year period and may be subject to renewal at the end of the 4 year period.

One Stop Shop

Lot 6 is a Fully Managed Service encompassing all the service types under the other Lots 1-5 in the Legal Services Framework. Suppliers will provide Framework Public Bodies with advice for matters falling within those Lots, where Framework Public Bodies want the ability to channel advice from many different strands of the law (as covered in the various Framework Lots).

Renewal: The Framework will be placed for a 4 year period and may be subject to renewal at the end of the 4 year period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488481 |
| 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 | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | 14 Nov 2022 |
| Award date | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | The Framework will be placed for a 4 year period and may be subject to renewal at the end of the 4 year period. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £28,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,880,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 8 |
| Supplier names | ADDLESHAW GODDARD; ANDERSON STRATHERN; BRODIES; CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG; DWF; HARPER MACLEOD; MACROBERTS; MORTON FRASER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488481
- 22 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471926
- 12 Jul 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL453733

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL453733&idx=1
  12th July 2022 - Supplementary Information
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL453733
  Framework for the provision of Legal Services - Framework for the provision of legal services to the Scottish central government sector.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471926
  Framework for the provision of Legal Services (2023-2027) - The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. This Legal Services Framework will be a multi-lot and multi-supplier agreement and will cover the following services: Contract, Commercial & Corporate; Debt Recovery; Litigation, Reparation, Employment & Inquiries; Major Infrastructure and Commercial Projects (incl related litigation); Property and Related Matters; One Stop Shop. The Legal Services Framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group. https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488481
  Framework for the provision of Legal Services (2023-2027) - The Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) is the organisation tasked with procuring frameworks and contracts on behalf of Scottish public sector bodies. This Legal Services Framework will be a multi-lot and multi-supplier agreement and will cover the following services: Contract, Commercial & Corporate; Debt Recovery; Litigation, Reparation, Employment & Inquiries; Major Infrastructure and Commercial Projects (incl related litigation); Property and Related Matters; One Stop Shop. The Legal Services Framework agreement will be available for use by the Scottish Ministers (including Agencies), Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies, offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices, cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998, The Office of the Advocate General; The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, Student Loans Company Limited, the Commissioner of Northern Lighthouse operating as the Northern Lighthouse Board, Scottish Futures Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Business Stream Ltd, any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by one or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by one or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by one or more of the foregoing and bodies more than half of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than half of those individuals, being appointed by one or more of the foregoing. Information about agencies of the Scottish Ministers, Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies and offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices are listed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Overview of the governance structure of public procurement for Scotland, including the Public Procurement Group. https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.gov.scot/
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000695151
- https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court

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