Official UK procurement notice
EC1035 Legal Services 2025
Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint a panel of up to 4 firms to a single lot framework for provision of external legal services to the University. Services in scope will range from ad-hoc advice and representation pertaining to individual casework/transactions, to complex legal advice on contractual, collective and corporate matters.
CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Award Criteria: 90%
- price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Award Criteria: 90
- Price: 10
- Suitability
As per SPD:
- Suppliers must be able to confirm ability to provide legal advice in full spectrum of areas in the ITT document
- Suppliers must be able to provide legal advice across a range of international / non-UK jurisdictions, either through their own international offices or via international networks
- Suppliers must hold valid and up to date practising certificates in relation to Scots or English law, or Scots law where a Scots law practising certificate is required to advise on the relevant area.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Aug 2024, 16:39 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Feb 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Sept 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007381- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049242Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:791455)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
23 Sept 2024 → 27 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline23 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened23 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Feb 2025, 12:06 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2025, 12:06 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brodies LLP, Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, Shepherd & Wedderburn LLPjoint award | £3,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007381-2025-EC1035-1 · Brodies LLP, Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP, Pinsent Masons LLP, Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2025
- Value
- £3,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Brodies LLPAwarded supplier
- Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLPAwarded supplier
- Pinsent Masons LLPAwarded supplier
- Shepherd and WedderburnAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria