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title: "Legal Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000801619"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SEIRBHEIS NAM MEADHANAN GÀIDHLIG (THE GAELIC MEDIA SERVICE)"
published: "2025-09-16"
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# Legal Services

Buyer: SEIRBHEIS NAM MEADHANAN GÀIDHLIG (THE GAELIC MEDIA SERVICE)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000801619

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig (The Gaelic Media Service), based in Stornoway, sought legal services under an open procedure. The contract, titled "Legal Services," falls within the services industry category and covers multiple legal areas such as media law, corporate governance, HR/employment, property leasing, and litigation. The procurement aimed to provide oral and written legal advice, with a focus on practical and solution-oriented deliverables. This tender, located in the UK region, progressed from the tender stage on 12 June 2025, with a submission deadline on 14 July 2025 and an award on 14 July 2025, concluding in the contract signing on 4 August 2025.

This contract offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in legal services, particularly those with expertise in media and intellectual property law, corporate governance, and litigation. The contract, valued at approximately £150,000, involves the provision of varied and recurring legal support, creating a dependable stream of work over a period of three years. Large-scale legal firms like Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP and Anderson Strathern LLP, who were the successful suppliers in this instance, are well-suited to fulfil the contract requirements due to their capacity to handle complex and multi-faceted legal matters on a non-guaranteed but substantial demand basis. This procurement encourages participation from legal firms capable of electronic submissions and offers a platform for growth in servicing public sector clients.

## Notice

MG ALBA seeks timely, practical and solutions-focused legal advice. Deliverables will depend on need but typically might include oral advice of a practical nature, written notes of advice on legal or contractual matters, contract authorship or review, policy authorship or review.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

MG ALBA wishes to engage the services of one or more providers of legal services. The volume and frequency of service provision will depend on need and circumstances. MG ALBA does not guarantee a minimum level of service provision. The services sought include: 1) General Media Law and IPR as they relate to contracts for the acquisition of television programmes and other media content. Advice on programme purchase agreements; licences; inter-party agreements in co-funds and/or co-productions; development agreements; sports rights agreements; music rights; writer's agreements; social media related content; websites and social media platforms; trademarks and copyright matters. 2) Corporate Governance and Compliance Advice on procurement, conflicts of interest, data protection and privacy, company policy formulation etc. 3) HR / Employment Advice on employment law, employer's obligations, TUPE, staffing issues and disputes. 4) Property and Leasing Advice on property leases and obligations arising therefrom, both as lead tenant and as lessor to campus tenants. 5) Litigation Advice in relation to any actual litigation or litigation risk. It is not possible to predict annual contract value but, based on past experience, this might range from 20,000 GBP to 50,000 GBP For the purposes of this tender a total annual value of 50,000 GBP may be assumed, divided across all suppliers depending on the nature of work. The actual value may be less.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539344 |
| 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 | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Estimated to go out for tender again in 3 years. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SEIRBHEIS NAM MEADHANAN GÀIDHLIG (THE GAELIC MEDIA SERVICE) |
| Locality | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Post town | Outer Hebrides |
| Postcode | HS1 2SD |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Electoral ward | Steòrnabhagh a Deas |
| Westminster constituency | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ANDERSON STRATHERN; WRIGHT, JOHNSTON & MACKENZIE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539344
- 12 Jun 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532464

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUN532464&idx=1
  12th June 2025 - MG ALBA - Legal Services 2025 ITT
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532464
  Legal Services - MG ALBA seeks timely, practical and solutions-focused legal advice. Deliverables will depend on need but typically might include oral advice of a practical nature, written notes of advice on legal or contractual matters, contract authorship or review, policy authorship or review.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539344
  Legal Services - MG ALBA seeks timely, practical and solutions-focused legal advice. Deliverables will depend on need but typically might include oral advice of a practical nature, written notes of advice on legal or contractual matters, contract authorship or review, policy authorship or review.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.mgalba.com
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000801619

## Provenance

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