Legal Services Framework 2024-2028

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        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Carmont House, The Crichton, Bankend Road"
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        "url": "http://www.southofscotlandenterprise.com",
        "buyerProfile": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30448"
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        "legalName": "South of Scotland Enterprise Agency"
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        "email": "Finance@sose.scot",
        "telephone": "+44 1750535901"
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      "roles": [
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      "address": {
        "locality": "Glasgow",
        "postalCode": "G5 9DA",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Sheriff Clerk’s Office, PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place,"
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      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/glasgow-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court"
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      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court"
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      "id": "GB-FTS-1538",
      "name": "Scottish Government",
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        "mediationBody",
        "reviewContactPoint"
      ],
      "address": {
        "locality": "Glasgow",
        "postalCode": "G2 8LU",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement/Selling/supplier-enquiries"
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Scottish Government"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "SPOEprocurement@scotland.gsi.gov.uk"
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  "language": "en",
  "description": "This is a priority climate change contract, bidders are required to complete and return the attached Climate Change Plan template.\nSPD Statement for 2A.17 – Form of Participation (Notably as part of a group, consortium, joint venture or similar).\nAny contract will be entered into with the nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and several liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other. For administrative purposes, any associated documentation will be sent to the nominated lead organisation.\nSPD Statement for 2C.1 - Where the main bidder relies on the capacities of other entities in order to meet the selection criteria, the bidder must provide a separate SPD response setting out the information required under SPD (Scotland): Part II (sections A and B); Part III exclusion grounds; the relevant part of Section IV selection criteria; and Part V (if applicable) for each of the entities concerned.\nSPD Statement for 2D.1.2 – If the bidder proposes to subcontract any part(s) of the service and those sub-contractors are not relied upon, they should arrange for a separate SPD response from each potential subcontractor. The subcontractors must complete the relevant parts of the SPD (Scotland) (Sections A and B of Part II and Part III only) to self-declare whether there are grounds for their exclusion.  [This may be requested at the selection stage or prior to the subcontractor commencing work on the contract.]\nNOTE: 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=775380.\nThe 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.\nSuppliers 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.\nThe Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:\nThis Contract Notice is for the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the provision of out-sourced legal services. The individual call-offs from this framework will all be of a lesser value, the majority of which will be under GBP50,000 therefore no sub-contract clause is being included.\nCommunity benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/\nA summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:\nScottish Enterprise is committed to contributing to the social, economic & environmental well-being of the people of Scotland, in order to create a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth. Accordingly, while the following community benefit objectives will not be evaluated as part of the tender process, bidders will be expected to present a community benefit proposal with their tender.\nThe community benefit activity proposed for this contract should be specific to this tender and should not be activities that are already being undertaken.\nExamples of Community Benefits are outlined in the ITT\n(SC Ref:775380)\nDownload the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=775380",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}