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The City of Edinburgh Council’s in-house legal team provides advice and support on all legal matters relating to the Council. The team instructs external firms where it has insufficient capacity or where particular specialist advice is required. The Council wishes to appoint a number of suitably qualified and experienced law firms (“Service Providers”) to a six lot Framework Agreement to carry out legal services for the City of Edinburgh Council and other named Scottish local authorities. The type and volume of advice required may fluctuate during the period of the Contract.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Strathern LLP | SO301485 | - | 5 lots Commercial · Property and Planning · Litigation · Employment · Major Projects and Investigations | - |
| Brodies | SO300334 | - | 4 lots Commercial · Litigation · Employment · Major Projects and Investigations | FORMER MP Joanna Cherry— Employment and earnings (former) |
| Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP | SO305618 | - | 1 lot Employment | - |
| CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP | OC310335 | - | 1 lot Major Projects and Investigations | - |
| DWF LLP | OC328794 | - | 1 lot Litigation | - |
| Harper Macleod LLP | SO300331 | - | 6 lots Commercial · Property and Planning · Litigation · Employment · Major Projects and Investigations · Debt Recovery | 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) |
| Morton Fraser | 05950461 | - | 3 lots Commercial · Property and Planning · Litigation | - |
| Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | SO300895 | - | 2 lots Commercial · Property and Planning | - |
This procurement was divided into 7 lots, each awarded separately. 39 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Commercial 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £4,843,000 initial term | 7 | Harper Macleod LLP Brodies Morton Fraser Anderson Strathern LLP Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | complete |
| Lot 2 Property and Planning 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £5,993,000 initial term | 7 | Harper Macleod LLP Morton Fraser Anderson Strathern LLP Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | complete |
| Lot 3 Litigation 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £5,908,000 initial term | 6 | Harper Macleod LLP Brodies Morton Fraser Anderson Strathern LLP DWF LLP | complete |
| Lot 4 Employment 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £2,628,000 initial term | 7 | Harper Macleod LLP Brodies Clyde & Co (Scotland) LLP Anderson Strathern LLP | complete |
| Lot 5 Major Projects and Investigations 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £5,852,000 initial term | 9 | Harper Macleod LLP Brodies Anderson Strathern LLP CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP | complete |
| Lot 6 Debt Recovery 1,440 days (≈3.9 yrs) | £1,090,000 initial term | 3 | Harper Macleod LLP | complete |
| Lot 7 Residential Property | - | - | - | planned |
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £120,209,142 in 2,076 payments (over £25k) from Scottish Government, BEIS, DESNZ, Department for Work and Pensions, MHCLG and 32 more public bodies (2010-05-07 to 2026-06-23).
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendments to Contract notice
For FTS/OJEU,
Please be advised that an additional 4 Participating Authorities require to be added under Section I.1, they are:
Angus Council - Angus House, Silvie Way, 4 Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar, Angus DD8 1AE;
North Lanarkshire Council - Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB;
South Lanarkshire Council - Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA;
Renfrewshire Council - 4th Floor, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland, PA1 1TT
Section II.1.5) Estimated total value has been revised and should now be Value excluding VAT: 26,314,000.00 GBP
Section III.1.2) Economic and financial standing - requirements for minimum "general" annual turnover have been revised as follows:
Part IV: Selection criteria B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover for the last two financial years. For lot 1 - GBP 484,300; for lot 2 - GBP 749,125; for lot 3 - GBP 590,800; for lot 4 - GBP 328,500; for lot 5 - GBP 731,500; and for lot 6 - GBP 545,000