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title: "DFSED-SG Bond Legal Counsel"
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# DFSED-SG Bond Legal Counsel

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfsed-sg-bond-legal-counsel-ocds-h6vhtk-05f137). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Government: "DFSED-SG Bond Legal Counsel". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Government](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-government-GB-PPON-PVCB-3739-TNGL)
- **Published Value:** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £900,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f137`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfsed-sg-bond-legal-counsel-ocds-h6vhtk-05f137#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfsed-sg-bond-legal-counsel-ocds-h6vhtk-05f137#participate

## Description
The Scottish Government has appointed an external service providers to assist in accessing the sterling public bond market.
From 2016, the Scottish Government’s annual limit for Capital Borrowing has been GBP 450 million, with a cumulative limit of GBP 3 billion. The 2023 Fiscal Framework review increased these limits in line with inflation, and the Scottish Government has been reviewing its capital borrowing policy options under these new limits.
On 4 December 2024, the Scottish Government published a memorandum detailing the outcome of the initial due diligence and its updated capital borrowing policy in the context of the revised Fiscal Framework limits. The key objectives for the issuance of bonds includes diversifying capital funding sources, enhancing fiscal sustainability, raising Scotland’s profile among financial investors, and developing institutional fiscal discipline.
On 12th November 2025 Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s assigned inaugural credit ratings for the Scottish Government of Aa3/AA respectively, both with a stable outlook. The strength and diversity of Scotland’s economy, its strong institutional framework, as well as the Scottish Government’s prudent financial management and low levels of debt are factors highlighted in the agencies’ reports.
A GBP 1.5 billion programme is expected to commence over the next parliament, with a debut benchmark bond issuance currently anticipated for late 2026 or early 2027, subject to the outcome of the Scottish Parliament election, in-year borrowing requirements and market conditions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Legal Adviser will provide SG with support on all relevant legal and regulatory requirements related to a debut public listed bond issue.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 059807-2026-798981-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Clifford Chance LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-5617`
  - Value: £900,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 059807-2026-798981-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £900,000
  - Signed Date: 17/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007629-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-25T11:15:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:08:45.329Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f137