Official UK procurement notice
Legal Services Framework Agreement 2026-2030
Authority: Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe SLCC looking to appoint up to three legal service providers Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services. The average annual legal spend of the SLCC over the last four years has been 266,879 GBP, the total spend in that period was 1,067,516 GBP. Work is demand led, and the SLCC does not guarantee any level of spend under the contract. Legal work will include representation of the SLCC in appeals of our decisions (Inner House of the Court of Session), Judicial Review (Outer House), general litigation (occasional sheriff court or other tribunal), advice on the legislation supporting legal regulation and the work of the SLCC, advice on general public sector legislation (Human Rights, FOI, etc.), debt recovery, general business advice and occasional advice on areas of law relating to the complaints the SLCC receives.
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 6 bids received (2.0 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,100,000
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 quality and customer service: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical quality and customer service: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
The provision of legal services under this contract must be by solicitors and firms regulated by the Law Society of Scotland.
- Technical & professional ability
The delivery of the legal services must be by solicitors and firms regulated by the Law Society of Scotland.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Legal Services Framework Agreement 2026-2030” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 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 · 4 years
- First published
- 9 Feb 2026, 09:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 10:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Apr 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073037- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064acbFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Quarterly meeting to review service standards.
Publisher note: We are looking for community benefits around training and knowledge transfer with our teams, evidence of pro bono work, and evidence of involvement in training the next generation of lawyers. (SC Ref:838180)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Apr 2026 → 3 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period ends187 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened187 days ago16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published78 days ago3 Aug 2026, 10:13 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2026, 10:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 073037-2026-1
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Brodies LLPFramework contractor
- Burness Paull LLPFramework contractor
- Harper Macleod LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria