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Published 26 May 2026, 16:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Single supplier to provide legal advisory services relating to the Scottish Government’s Community Care & Wellbeing Programme (CCWP)

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Futures Trust Limited·Consortium: 16 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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, 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 published
Lot #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:

  1. structuring advice on strategic partnering / joint venture arrangements;
  2. 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;
  3. development of procurement documents and pre-procurement market engagement;
  4. support to private sector classification analysis;
  5. procurement of a CCWP private sector delivery partner;
  6. signature of strategic partnering agreement and establishment of joint venture; and
  7. 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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Extension will be permitted to accommodate programme changes and noting that a period of transition support post PSDP appointment will be required.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
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
Conditions of participation2
  • 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
What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Legal advisory and representation servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a439 Find 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
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 May 2026 → 25 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published150 days ago
    26 May 2026, 16:12 BST
  2. Submission deadline120 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened120 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

16 public bodies on the notice

Scottish Futures Trust Limited

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawInfrastructure 91 Haymarket Terrace, Thistle House - 4th Floor, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5HEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Dumfries and Galloway Health BoardContracting authority Dumfries, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • Lothian Health BoardContracting authority Edinburgh, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS Ayrshire & ArranContracting authority Ayr, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS BordersContracting authority Melrose, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS FifeContracting authority Dunfermline, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS Forth ValleyContracting authority Stirling, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS GrampianContracting authority Aberdeen, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS Greater Glasgow and ClydeContracting authority Glasgow, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS HighlandContracting authority Inverness, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS LanarkshireContracting authority Bothwell, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS OrkneyContracting authority Kirkwall, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS ShetlandContracting authority Lerwick, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS TaysideContracting authority Dundee, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • NHS Western IslesContracting authority Isle of Lewis, ScotlandContact email, phone
  • Scottish GovernmentContracting authority Glasgow, ScotlandContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria