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Published 18 Sept 2026, 08:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Legal Representation for Complainers in Sexual Offence Cases in Scotland

Authority: Scottish Government

Services
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected 16 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1. The Scottish Government is seeking information to inform a potential procurement exercise for the delivery of a new legal service known as “Independent Legal Representation” (ILR) for certain complainers in sexual offence cases as a result of reforms in the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.

2. This will build on previous and continuing work by the Scottish Government to develop the ILR service. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to further test planning assumptions and create an opportunity to gather information from the market not otherwise available to Government. We intend responses to support future decision-making around the procurement process and service delivery.

3. Please find attached a Request for Information (RFI), which provides further details regarding this requirement.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather market insight and supplier feedback to inform the development of the sourcing strategy, service specification,...Planned
The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather market insight and supplier feedback to inform the development of the sourcing strategy, service specification, procurement approach, and commercial arrangements for the provision of Independent Legal Representation for Complainers in Sexual Offence Cases in Scotland. The information received will be used to help shape the Authority's requirements and assess the capacity and capability of the market to deliver the service. At this stage, the Authority's intention is to undertake an open procurement process; however, no final decisi…
Delivery: Scotland
79100000 Legal services79110000 Legal advisory and representation services79111000 Legal advisory services79112000 Legal representation services79140000 Legal advisory and information services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
18 Sept 2026, 08:36 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 08:36 BST
Authority reference
CASE/870974
Classification (CPV)
Legal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory and representation servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal representation servicesLegal services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774f2

Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=843155. (SC Ref:843155)

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice published2 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 08:36 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 57 days
    16 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8LU +44 412425466
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Official documents & specifications

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