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The purpose of this tender exercise is to appoint a number of individual providers, each operating under a multi-lot framework agreement for the Provision of Legal Services.
The lots included are:
Lot 1 - Employment
Lot 2 - Corporate
Lot 3 - General Litigation
Lot 4 - Children and Families
Lot 5 - Property
Lot 6 - Construction
The service required is the provision of a full range of legal services to the Council either on an ad hoc basis as individual projects are instructed. The finalised Framework Agreement will be used to complement the Council’s internal Legal Services Department where expertise and/or additional resource is required externally.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMION CONSULTING LIMITED | 03909897 | - | - | - |
| Anderson Strathern LLP | SO301485 | - | 3 lots Lot 2 - Corporate · Lot 5 - Property · Lot 6 - Construction | - |
| Brodies LLP | SO300334 | - | 6 lots Lot 1 - Employment · Lot 2 - Corporate · Lot 3 - General Litigation · Lot 4 - Children and Families · Lot 5 - Property · Lot 6 - Construction | FORMER MP Joanna Cherry— Employment and earnings (former) |
| CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP | OC310335 | - | 1 lot Lot 6 - Construction | - |
| DWF LLP | OC328794 | - | 1 lot Lot 6 - Construction | - |
| FOCUS CONSULTANTS 2010 LLP | OC357628 | - | - | - |
| Harper Macleod LLP | SO300331 | - | 6 lots Lot 1 - Employment · Lot 2 - Corporate · Lot 3 - General Litigation · Lot 4 - Children and Families · Lot 5 - Property · Lot 6 - Construction | FORMER MP Tom Brake— Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (former) Mr Chris Leslie— Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (former) |
| Hatch Associates Limited | 02425546 | - | - | - |
| JK Cameron | - | - | 1 lot Lot 4 - Children and Families | - |
| Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP | SO300472 | - | 2 lots Lot 2 - Corporate · Lot 3 - General Litigation | - |
| Risk and Policy Analysts | 02484467 | - | - | - |
| S4W LTD | 04864468 | - | - | - |
| Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | SO300895 | - | 3 lots Lot 2 - Corporate · Lot 5 - Property · Lot 6 - Construction | - |
| STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED | 01883830 | - | - | - |
| THE INSIGHT WORKS LIMITED | 05818224 | - | - | - |
| Thorntons Law LLP | SO300381 | - | 2 lots Lot 1 - Employment · Lot 5 - Property | - |
This procurement was divided into 6 lots, each awarded separately. 27 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 Lot 2 - Corporate 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £3,666,666 initial term | 5 | Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP Harper Macleod LLP Brodies LLP Anderson Strathern LLP Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | active |
| Lot 1 Lot 1 - Employment 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £3,666,666 initial term | 5 | Harper Macleod LLP Thorntons Law LLP Brodies LLP | active |
| Lot 3 Lot 3 - General Litigation 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £3,666,666 initial term | 3 | Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP Harper Macleod LLP Brodies LLP | active |
| Lot 4 Lot 4 - Children and Families 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £3,666,666 initial term | 3 | Harper Macleod LLP Brodies LLP JK Cameron | active |
| Lot 5 Lot 5 - Property 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £3,666,666 initial term | 5 | Harper Macleod LLP Thorntons Law LLP Brodies LLP Anderson Strathern LLP Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | active |
| Lot 6 Lot 6 - Construction 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £3,666,666 initial term | 6 | Harper Macleod LLP Brodies LLP Anderson Strathern LLP DWF LLP Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP | active |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £212,980,615 in 2,997 payments (over £25k) from Department for Transport, Scottish Government, BEIS, DESNZ, Department for Work and Pensions and 41 more public bodies (2010-05-07 to 2026-06-23).
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Request to Extend Tender Return period granted.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
The following section currently reads:
"List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please provide 2 relevant examples of services carried out during the last three years as specified in the Contract Notice:
(Please note that one example must be a public sector example.)
For the example the following information must be provided but not be limited to:
An overview of the contract including:
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
The weighting will be 50% for each example with 100% attributed to two examples for this contract. A minimum mark of 60% out of 100% is required in total for this question. Any bidder who fails to achieve the minimum score for this question will be excluded at this stage."
This should be updated to read:
"List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please provide 2 relevant examples of services carried out during the last three years as specified in the Contract Notice:
(Please note that one example must be a public sector example.)
For the example the following information must be provided but not be limited to:
An overview of the contract including:
Your response should be limited to 500 words Arial font size 11 per lot.
This question should be answered for each lot you are bidding for.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
The weighting will be 50% for each example with 100% attributed to two examples for this contract. A minimum mark of 60% out of 100% is required in total for this question. Any bidder who fails to achieve the minimum score for this question will be excluded at this stage."
Published by the buyer on this notice. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.