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Published 5 Nov 2025, 15:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Employment Law Support Services

Official notice

Authority: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM8)

Published estimate£150,000exc. VAT34.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 28 Jan 2026awarded 27 Feb 2026

Awarded to BTO Solicitors LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SPT requires an Employment Law Support Service and is looking to appoint a single supplier who would support the HR function and senior management team to operate in a commercially-focused way, in line with legislation and good practice.

Recurrence: Further notices will be published around 07/10/2030

CPV: Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory services · Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1SPT requires an Employment Law Support Service and is seeking to appoint a single…AwardedRenewal

SPT requires an Employment Law Support Service and is seeking to appoint a single supplier who would support the HR function and senior management team to operate in a commercially-focused way, in line with legislation and good practice.

Delivery: Scotland · Strathclyde Region

Extensions: SPT option to extend by a further 12 months subject to satisfactory performance, financial standing and availability of fundingVariant bids: not allowed

79100000 Legal services 79140000 Legal advisory and information services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 40%Price: 60%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 40%
price: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 40
Price: 60

Conditions of participation1

Technical & professional ability
Candidates must hold membership with The Law Society of Scotland.

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: Yes · Further notices will be published around 07/10/2030
First published: 5 Nov 2025, 15:34 GMT
Last source update: 4 Mar 2026, 14:41 GMT
Award evaluation window: 28 Jan 2026 – …
Authority reference: 25-164
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-019533
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM8)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05db2c Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:825573)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html ↗

Submission deadline: 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 120 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public… ↗

Timeline

26 Nov 2025 → 4 Mar 2026 · 4 dates

Next notice expected330 days ago
26 Nov 2025
Submission deadline267 days ago
28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened267 days ago
28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice published232 days ago
4 Mar 2026, 14:41 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2025

Status changed to active
12 Dec 2025, 14:34 GMT
Procurement method changed
12 Dec 2025, 14:34 GMT
Deadline published: 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
12 Dec 2025, 14:34 GMT
Status changed to complete
4 Mar 2026, 14:41 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £97,6641 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 32 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BTO Solicitors LLPSME	£97,664 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 019533-2026-25-164-1 · BTO Solicitors LLPSME
Signed
27 Feb 2026
Value
£97,664
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawTransport 131 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 5JFContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BTO Solicitors LLPAwarded supplier 48 St. Vincent Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, Scotland, G2 5HSContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria