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# Provision of Legal Accounting Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-legal-accounting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c990). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Police Authority: "Provision of Legal Accounting Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £240,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Police Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-police-authority-GB-PPON-PVNH-1196-RLWN)
- **Published Value:** £240,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 January 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting and auditing services, Auditing services, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Financial auditing services, Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c990`

## 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:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/provision-of-legal-accounting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c990#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-legal-accounting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c990#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking services of a Legal Accountant on an ongoing basis to independently review fee notes and itemised invoices received by the Authority / Police Scotland from Legal agents involved in relevant existing legal proceedings or new cases. The appointed Contractor will be required to carry out a review of invoices to ensure the Authority for Police Scotland and themselves are paying a fair and reasonable amount for services to the relevant officers/ staff which are in line with agreed industry rates.
Police Scotland Officers, in certain circumstances, may receive financial support for legal fees and legal expenses if legal proceedings are initiated against them.  If officers have acted in good faith to execute their lawful duties, they may apply for such funding via the Scottish Police Federation. This covers:-
- Applications in connection with criminal proceedings taken against a police officer for matters alleged to have occurred in the execution of the officer’s duty;
- Civil proceedings taken against an officer arising out of some matter said to have occurred in the execution of the officer’s duty; and
- A Fatal Accident Inquiry into a death which is in some way connected with the officer’s execution of their duty.
- Any other proceedings where officers may require legal advice

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79000000, 79100000, 79210000, 79212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £240,000
- **Description:** Open Procedure - Please see ITT docs for full details

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040966-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-19T12:57:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T00:12:47.265Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c990