Official UK procurement notice
Single supplier to provide legal advisory services relating to the Scottish Government’s Community Care & Wellbeing Programme (CCWP)
Authority: Scottish Futures Trust Limited·Consortium: 16 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScottish Futures Trust wishes to appoint a single supplier to provide legal advisory services relating to the Scottish Government’s Community Care & Wellbeing Programme (CCWP). The CCWP, which is at an early stage of development, aims to bring together primary, community and diagnostic services in a number of new community care and wellbeing centres (Centres) across Scotland. It is expected to follow a standardised approach to service models, design, procurement and governance.
As part of the CCWP, it is anticipated that a tranche of Centres will be delivered using private investment under a revenue funded structure, based on the Mutual Investment Model and using a form of strategic partnering / joint venture arrangement with a private sector delivery partner.
Scottish Futures Trust is leading the CCWP legal and commercial workstream on behalf of the Scottish Government, and this procurement is for legal advisory services to support that workstream. The required legal services are set out in the Invitation to Tender document, and include advice on structuring of partnering arrangements, developing a suite of contract and procurement documents, and legal advisory support for the procurement of a private sector delivery partner for the CCWP.
CPV: Legal advisory and representation services · Legal advisory services · Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Scottish Futures Trust wishes to appoint a single supplier to provide legal advisory…RenewalPublished value£1,800,000
Scottish Futures Trust wishes to appoint a single supplier to provide legal advisory services relating to the Scottish Government’s Community Care & Wellbeing Programme (CCWP).
The CCWP, which is at an early stage of development, aims to bring together primary, community and diagnostic services in a number of new community care and wellbeing centres (Centres) across Scotland. It is expected to follow a standardised approach to service models, design, procurement and governance.
As part of the CCWP, it is anticipated that a tranche of Centres will be delivered using private investment under a revenue funded structure based on the Mutual Investment Model), and using a form of strategic partnering / joint venture arrangement with a private sector delivery partner.
Scottish Futures Trust is leading the CCWP legal and commercial workstream on behalf of the Scottish Government. The key elements of this workstream are:
- structuring advice on strategic partnering / joint venture arrangements;
- contract development – anticipated to be a form of strategic partnering; agreement, with project delivery based on the Mutual Investment Model form of partnership with the private sector;
- development of procurement documents and pre-procurement market engagement;
- support to private sector classification analysis;
- procurement of a CCWP private sector delivery partner;
- signature of strategic partnering agreement and establishment of joint venture; and
- transition to project delivery.
This procurement is for legal advisory services to support these key activities, as further described in the Invitation to Tender document. Duties of care will be owed by the supplier to the other named contracting authorities as well as to Scottish Futures Trust. Additional information: See Invitation to Tender for full particulars of services and contract requirements.
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 (5)
- Understanding of the Services: 30%
- Delivery Team: 15%
- Service Delivery: 15%
- Working with SFT: 10%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- Understanding of the Services: 30
- Delivery Team: 15
- Service Delivery: 15
- Working with SFT: 10
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Membership of the Law Society of Scotland is required. Bidders must confirm if they hold such membership.
- Technical & professional ability
solicitors/lawyers qualified to advise on Scots law and members of 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.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 26 May 2026, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 26 May 2026, 16:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Jun 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049016- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a439Find a Tender
Publisher note: 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=832596. 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:832596) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=832596
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Timeline
26 May 2026 → 25 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published150 days ago26 May 2026, 16:12 BST
- Submission deadline120 days ago25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened120 days ago25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
16 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Dumfries and Galloway Health BoardContracting authority
- Lothian Health BoardContracting authority
- NHS Ayrshire & ArranContracting authority
- NHS BordersContracting authority
- NHS FifeContracting authority
- NHS Forth ValleyContracting authority
- NHS GrampianContracting authority
- NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeContracting authority
- NHS HighlandContracting authority
- NHS LanarkshireContracting authority
- NHS OrkneyContracting authority
- NHS ShetlandContracting authority
- NHS TaysideContracting authority
- NHS Western IslesContracting authority
- Scottish GovernmentContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria