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title: "Award of SG Bond Local Counsel"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838500"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Government"
published: "2026-09-21"
---

# Award of SG Bond Local Counsel

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000838500

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## Summary

The Scottish Government appointed a legal firm to provide specialist Scots law services supporting its bond programme and inaugural Scottish Government Bond. The work principally involves reviewing documentation prepared by the Government’s Lead Legal Adviser and advising on whether Scots law requirements are properly reflected and addressed. This is a legal services requirement, classified under CPV 79100000. The buying organisation is the Scottish Government, with the requirement managed from Victoria Quay in Edinburgh. The opportunity is relevant to law firms with a Scots law practice, particularly those advising on bond programmes, public-sector borrowing, capital markets documentation and related legal compliance. Its focus is specialist local-law review and advice rather than general legal support or broad financial advisory services.

This procurement has reached the award stage: two bids were recorded and Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP was selected. The award value is £49,999. The procurement used a Quick Quote award route for the Scottish Government’s requirement for specialist Scots law legal services. The awarded scope covers support for the bond programme and inaugural Scottish Government Bond, including review and advice on documentation prepared by the Lead Legal Adviser. The resulting contract is recorded as active. The award concerns one supplier and one requirement. The published outcome identifies the selected firm and awarded value, showing that the evaluation process has concluded with a legal services appointment rather than an unawarded or cancelled procurement.

For future work of this kind, a credible competitor would need a strong Scots law capability and experience reviewing complex transaction documentation against local legal requirements. The selected supplier profile indicates that specialist legal firms able to support government borrowing and bond issuance can compete for this type of work. Relevant capability would include advising on capital markets or debt-financing documents, identifying and resolving Scots law issues, and working effectively alongside a lead legal adviser. Firms would also need sufficient senior legal capacity to provide focused review and advice for a public-sector bond programme, with the technical judgement to distinguish substantive legal risks from drafting points. Experience of regulated, high-value or publicly accountable transactions would strengthen a supplier’s position when this requirement returns.

## Notice

The Scottish Government has a requirement to appoint a legal firm for the provision of specialist Scots law legal services to support the delivery of the bond programme with the inaugural Scottish Government Bond. This will principally involve reviewing and advising on documentation prepared by the Scottish Government's Lead Legal Adviser to ensure that Scots law requirements are appropriately reflected and addressed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564953 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,999 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Government |
| Additional buyers | Argyll and Bute Council; Clackmannanshire Council; Consumer Scotland; Crown Estate Scotland; Dumfries and Galloway Council; Dundee City Council; Fife Council; Moray Council; NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; North Lanarkshire Council; Perth & Kinross Council; Registers of Scotland; Scottish Borders Housing Association; The Highland Council |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 41 |
| Supplier names | Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP; NEC Software Solutions UK Limited; FRP Advisory; Mitie; Turner & Townsend; Jump Research; Chase Services Group Ltd; Houlder Limited; IFF Research; Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd; GC Insight Ltd; Amey OW Ltd; Beam Up Ltd; Gemmell & Prout Marine Limited; Venesky Brown Ltd; SKODA UK; HaskoningDHV UK Ltd; William Yule & Son Limited; LEARNING POOL LIMITED; Abbeyfield Kirkcaldy Society Limited; Sanderson Government and Defence; Helpthemove Ltd; George Brown & Sons Engineers (Leith) Limited; VWR International Ltd; WSP UK Limited; Stantec UK Ltd; Galliford Try Construction Ltd; Specialist Computer Centres; 8x8 UK Limited; Ipsos MORI; Decathlon UK; Findel Education Ltd; RJM Sports Ltd; Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Ltd; BLAZIE ENGINEERING LIMITED; Storm ID Ltd; McTaggart Construction Ltd; Alliance Disposables Ltd; Bunzl UK Ltd; Instock Disposables Ltd; QA RESEARCH LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 18:53 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564953

## Notice URLs

- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- http://https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/15478/Tenders-and-contracts
- http://www.ros.gov.uk
- http://www.sbha.org.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://consumer.scot/

## Provenance

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