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title: "Legal Services Framework Agreement - Scottish Futures Trust"
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# Legal Services Framework Agreement - Scottish Futures Trust

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-framework-agreement-scottish-futures-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-07b85e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** SFT wishes to award a single supplier framework agreement for legal services for a term of 4 years. The legal adviser will be appointed primarily to provide the general legal advisory services that SFT and SFT Investments (and any other entities that are from time to time directly or indirectly controlled by SFT) may require over the term of the appointment. Whilst it is envisaged that specific advice for certain projects and programmes falling under SFT’s remit will be provided by other means, it is possible that from time to time such advice may also be required under this appointment.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 30 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Futures Trust Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-futures-trust-limited-coh-sc348382)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 December 2026 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal advisory and information services, Legal advisory and representation services, Legal advisory services, Legal representation services, Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-framework-agreement-scottish-futures-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-07b85e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b85e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-framework-agreement-scottish-futures-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-07b85e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-services-framework-agreement-scottish-futures-trust-ocds-h6vhtk-07b85e#participate

## Description
SFT wishes to award a single supplier framework agreement for legal services for a term of 4 years. The legal adviser will be appointed primarily to provide the general legal advisory services that SFT and SFT Investments (and any other entities that are from time to time directly or indirectly controlled by SFT) may require over the term of the appointment. Whilst it is envisaged that specific advice for certain projects and programmes falling under SFT’s remit will be provided by other means, it is possible that from time to time such advice may also be required under this appointment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79100000, 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106577-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-10T11:30:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T12:59:06.664Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b85e