Official UK procurement notice
Legal representation and advice for the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Authority: Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement description4 year legal framework, approx 160,000 GBP of spend per annum, representation in the Inner House of the Court of Session, and other supporting legal work (complaints, regulation, debt recovery, FOI/DP, equality, etc,).
- Recurrence: January 2026
CPV: Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal representation services · Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- Suitability
Firms must be regulated by the Law Society of Scotland
- Economic & financial standing
No minimum or requirements - please supply average annual turnover over last five years at Part IV 4B1.2 of SPD.
- Technical & professional ability
Must be regulated by the Law Society of Scotland - please confirm in Part IV 4A2 of SPD
- Technical & professional ability
Firms regulated by the Law Society of Scotland
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- “Legal representation and advice for the Scottish Legal Complaints…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- 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 · January 2026
- First published
- 5 Jan 2022, 10:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Apr 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003429- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030730Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please refer to the ITT pack for all information relating to this tender. 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=676942. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:676942)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 19 Apr 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Feb 2022 → 29 Jul 2022 · 5 dates- Next notice expected7 Feb 2022
- Notice published7 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Apr 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until29 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Feb 2022- Published value updated to £160,0007 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMTwas £640,000
- Status changed to active7 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT
- Procurement method changed7 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Apr 2022, 17:00 BST7 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT
- Buyer details updated7 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Scottish Legal Complaints CommissionContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.