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title: "CT2945 Legal Services Framework"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000723621"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
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# CT2945 Legal Services Framework

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000723621

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a contract for legal services under the title "CT2945 Legal Services Framework." The procurement process has reached completion, with a total value of £26,314,000. The contract covers various legal areas such as commercial law, property and planning, litigation, employment law, major projects, investigations, and debt recovery. The contracting authority involved in this process is The City of Edinburgh Council, located at Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, UKM75. The contract was signed on October 11, 2023.

This tender for legal services offers opportunities for law firms of varying sizes to provide their expertise to the City of Edinburgh Council and other Scottish local authorities. Businesses specializing in commercial law, property and planning, litigation, employment law, or debt recovery would find this opportunity well-suited for growth. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the process included six lots under the framework agreement for legal services.

## 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 | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT491076 |
| 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 | 24 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | 17 Apr 2023 |
| Award date | 11 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 | Complete, Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT491076
- 12 Jun 2023 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN480912
- 25 May 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY479317
- 22 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471953

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471953
  Legal Services Framework - Framework for the provision of Legal Services for the City of Edinburgh Council and other named Scottish local authorities.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY479317
  CT2945 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 named Scottish local authorities. 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=OCT491076
  CT2945 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 named Scottish local authorities. The type and volume of advice required may fluctuate during the period of the Contract.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- http://www.shetland.gov.uk
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000723621
- https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/

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