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# The Provision of Legal Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02c1f3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "The Provision of Legal Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £3,400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £3,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 August 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal advisory and information services, Legal advisory and representation services, Legal advisory services, Legal documentation and certification services, Legal representation services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c1f3`

## 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/the-provision-of-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02c1f3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-legal-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02c1f3#participate

## Description
The Authority are seeking Contractor(s) for the provision of specialist Legal Services for the further and higher education sector in Scotland.
The Authority are seeking to obtain, through this tendering process, price normalisation for all institutions regardless of size and demand.
A maximum of seven Contractors will be appointed to the framework contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79100000, 79110000, 79111000, 79112000, 79130000, 79140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The scope of this agreement is the provision of legal services to the further and higher education sector in Scotland including all of the following specialisms
*Commercial-Business incorporating but not limited to the following:
Procurement & other ...

- **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%2F014975-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-27T17:14:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T06:03:10.729Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c1f3