Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Legal Services Framework
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Legal Services as per ITT available via PCSt
CPV: Legal services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 9 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Employment Law & Legal Advice (HR Matters)Awarded
Provision of Legal Services Lot 1 - Employment Law & Legal Advice (HR Matters) as per ITT available via PCSt
Lot #2Provision of Legal Services Lot 2.General Litigation & AdviceAwarded
Lot 2.General Litigation & Advice - as per attached ITT via PCSt
Lot #3Provision of Legal Services Lot 3.Advice and representation on complaints, conduct and disciplinary matters in respect of police officers and staffAwarded
Lot 3.Advice and representation on complaints, conduct and disciplinary matters in respect of police officers and staff as per available ITT via PCSt
Lot #4Provision of Legal Services Lot 4.Inquiries & ReviewsAwarded
Lot 4.Inquiries & Reviews as per ITT available via PCSt
Lot #5Provision of Legal Services Lot 5.Procurement AdviceAwarded
Lot 5.Procurement Advice as per ITT available via PCSt
Lot #6Provision of Legal Services - Lot 6. Conveyancing AdviceAwarded
Lot 6. Conveyancing Advice as per ITT available via PCSt
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: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
As per ITT via PCSt
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Legal Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Dec 2023, 12:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2025, 08:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Feb 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011905- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042a0cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:794758)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
2 Feb 2024 → 31 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published31 Mar 2025, 08:47 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 Mar 2025, 08:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £577,500, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Employment Law & Legal Advice (HR Matters)
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Provision of Legal Services Lot 2.General Litigation & Advice
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Provision of Legal Services Lot 3.Advice and representation on complaints, conduct and disciplinary matters in respect of police officers and staff
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Provision of Legal Services Lot 4.Inquiries & Reviews
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Provision of Legal Services Lot 5.Procurement Advice
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Provision of Legal Services - Lot 6. Conveyancing Advice
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Employment Law & Legal Advice (HR Matters) | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Provision of Legal Services Lot 2.General Litigation & Advice | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Provision of Legal Services Lot 3.Advice and representation on complaints, conduct and disciplinary matters in respect of police officers and staff | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Provision of Legal Services Lot 4.Inquiries & Reviews | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Provision of Legal Services Lot 5.Procurement Advice | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 6 · Provision of Legal Services - Lot 6. Conveyancing Advice | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
11 commercial parties on the notice- Clyde & CoFramework contractor
- DWFFramework contractor
- DWF LLPFramework contractor
- Harper Macleod LLPFramework contractor
- Ledingham Chalmers LLPFramework contractor
- Morton Fraser LLPFramework contractor
- Morton Fraser MacRobertsFramework contractor
- TLT LLPFramework contractor
- Thorntons Law LLPFramework contractor
- Thorntons lawFramework contractor
- Weightmans (Scotland) LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria