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Published 4 Apr 2025, 14:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Law Accountancy Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2025awarded 1 Oct 2025
Next notice expected 30 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Scottish Government is seeking to establish a framework for Law Accountancy Services.

  • Recurrence: 30 or 42 months subject to optional extensional periods

CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Accounting review services · Accounting services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.8 per place) · 1 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Scottish Government is seeking to establish a framework of suitably qualified Law…AwardedRenewal

The Scottish Government is seeking to establish a framework of suitably qualified Law Accountancy service providers.

These services will be required primarily by the Scottish Government Legal Directorate (SGLD), Litigation Division. There may be a future occasional requirement from The Office of The Advocate General (OAG) to utilise this framework.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The contract period is from 01/10/2025 to 30/09/2028. The Purchaser may extend the contract by 12 months from 01/10/2028 to 30/09/2029. · The Authority may extend the contract by a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
79210000 Accounting and auditing services79211000 Accounting services79212500 Accounting review 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: 100Price: 20
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Delivery of Services: 45
  • Quality Assurance & Risk Management: 40
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 10
  • price: 20
Published award criteria (6)
  • Delivery of Services: 45
  • Quality Assurance & Risk Management: 40
  • Community Benefits: 0
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 10
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    4B.4 - Financial Ratios

    4B.5.1a/b and 4B.5.2 - Insurance

    Minimum: 4B.4 - Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of not less than 1.0 Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total Current Assets divided by Total current liabilities. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders ec…
  • Technical & professional ability

    4C.1.2 - Relevant Experience

    4C.4 - Supply Chain Management/Tracking Systems Used

    4C.7 - Environmental Management

    4C.10 - Proportion (%) to be Sub-Contracted

    Minimum: 4C.1.2 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies within the past three years. 4C.4 - If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Law Accountancy Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 30 or 42 months subject to optional extensional periods
First published
4 Apr 2025, 14:01 BST
Last source update
8 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Aug 2025 – …
Authority reference
CASE/755037
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063132
Classification (CPV)
Accounting and auditing servicesAccounting review servicesAccounting services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd61 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This framework contract has been awarded to a single Service Provider. In the event that a conflict of interest arises, then the Purchaser reserves the right to seek alternative sources of supply (SC Ref:812355)

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: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

30 May 2025 → 8 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    30 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published381 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025
  1. Status changed to active
    11 Jul 2025, 16:21 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    11 Jul 2025, 16:21 BST
  3. Deadline published: 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    11 Jul 2025, 16:21 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    8 Aug 2025, 08:39 BST
    +7 days · was 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    8 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.211 Aug 202518 Aug 2025+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.711 Aug 202518 Aug 2025+7 d

Tender Return Date extended by an additional 7 days

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 4 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 063132-2025-CASE/755037-1

    Signed
    1 Oct 2025
    Value
    £300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8LUContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.