--- title: "Legal Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NEW COLLEGE LANARKSHIRE" published: "2026-06-18" --- # Legal Services Buyer: NEW COLLEGE LANARKSHIRE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957.json) ## Summary New College Lanarkshire, located in Motherwell, UK, has concluded a procurement process for legal services, with Anderson Strathern LLP awarded the contract. The procurement falls under the Education industry category and was awarded on 17th June 2026. The procurement method was limited, following an Award procedure without prior publication, as part of a call-off from the APUC framework for Legal Services. This contract is set for an initial 12-month period with two possible 12-month extensions. The contract value is £51,276 and pertains to North Lanarkshire. This procurement provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in legal services, especially those offering robust framework management and commercial expertise. Anderson Strathern LLP, a large-scale supplier, has been successful due to their capabilities in delivering tailored legal services as required by educational institutions. Businesses with a strong portfolio in property and estates expertise, as well as operational efficiencies in large framework contracts, would be well-suited to compete in similar procurements, potentially expanding their market presence within educational and public institution sectors. ## Notice The College are looking for a supplier to provide legal services to the College. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The route to market will be a desktop evaluation via APUC framework: Legal Services (PFB1047 AB) Lot 8 - One Stop Shop. The following evaluation criteria weightings were amended from the original framework tender to reflect the institutions requirements: -Framework Management, Values and Business Processes - revised from 15% to 20%. The college requires a supplier that is going to provide excellent service and management of the framework and having the correct business processes in place to provide value within the service. -Community Benefits & Added Value - Reduced from 5% to 2% to reflect the fact that for this service community benefits and added is not a priority. -Commercial Business Expertise - Reduced from 10% to 9% to reflect the needs of the college and the type of work that will be required. -Property & Estates Expertise - Reduced from 10% to 9% to reflect the needs of the college and the type of work that will be required. All of the contractors of the contractors on Lot 8 - One Stop Shop were included in this exercise.. The contract shall be for a initial 12-months with the options of 2x12 month extensions ### Procurement Information This contract is a call-off from [Framework Name], which was procured in accordance with relevant procurement regulations. A further competition (desktop evaluation) was undertaken in line with the framework terms. No separate contract notice was required. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN558221 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Jun 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Jun 2026 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £51,276 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NEW COLLEGE LANARKSHIRE | | Locality | MOTHERWELL | | Post town | Motherwell | | Postcode | ML1 2TX | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire | | Local authority | North Lanarkshire | | Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig | | Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | | Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ANDERSON STRATHERN | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 18 Jun 2026 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN558221 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN558221 Legal Services - The College are looking for a supplier to provide legal services to the College. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000834957.json.