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Legal Services Framework Agreement 2026-2030

Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 10:06.

Opportunity overview

The SLCC looking to appoint up to three legal service providers Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services. The average annual legal spend of the SLCC over the last four years has been 266,879 GBP, the total spend in that period was 1,067,516 GBP. Work is demand led, and the SLCC does not guarantee any level of spend under the contract. Legal work will include representation of the SLCC in appeals of our decisions (Inner House of the Court of Session), Judicial Review (Outer House), general litigation (occasional sheriff court or other tribunal), advice on the legislation supporting legal regulation and the work of the SLCC, advice on general public sector legislation (Human Rights, FOI, etc.), debt recovery, general business advice and occasional advice on areas of law relating to the complaints the SLCC receives.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Brodies LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Jul 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
073037-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM, EH3 8BP, United Kingdom

Burness Paull LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Jul 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
073037-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UK, EH3 9WJ, United Kingdom

Harper Macleod LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Jul 2026
Suppliers
One of 3 awarded suppliers
Award ID
073037-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Glasgow, UKM82, G1 3PE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • The SLCC looking to appoint up to three legal service providers Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services. The average annual legal spend of the SLCC over the last four years has been 266,879 GBP, the total spend in that period was 1,067,516 GBP. Work is demand led, and the SLCC does not guarantee any level of spend under the contract. Legal work will include representation of the SLCC in appeals of our decisions (Inner House of the Court of Session), Judicial Review (Outer House), general litigation (occasional sheriff court or other tribunal), advice on the legislation supporting legal regulation and the work of the SLCC, advice on general public sector legislation (Human Rights, FOI, etc.), debt recovery, general business advice and occasional advice on areas of law relating to the complaints the SLCC receives.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-064acb
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The SLCC looking to appoint up to three legal service providers Framework Agreement for the provision of legal services. The average annual legal spend of the SLCC over the last four years has been 266,879 GBP, the total spend in that period was 1,067,516 GBP. Work is demand led, and the SLCC does not guarantee any level of spend under the contract. Legal work will include representation of the SLCC in appeals of our decisions (Inner House of the Court of Session), Judicial Review (Outer House), general litigation (occasional sheriff court or other tribunal), advice on the legislation supporting legal regulation and the work of the SLCC, advice on general public sector legislation (Human Rights, FOI, etc.), debt recovery, general business advice and occasional advice on areas of law relating to the complaints the SLCC receives.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical quality and customer service
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM75

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC)
Id
GB-FTS-170582

Identifier

Legal Name
Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC)

Address

Street Address
12-13 St Andrew Square, Capital Building
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UK
Postal Code
EH2 2AF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1312012130

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Legal Services
Organisation 2
Name
Burness Paull LLP
Id
GB-FTS-1482

Identifier

Legal Name
Burness Paull LLP

Address

Street Address
50 Lothian Road, Festival Square
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UK
Postal Code
EH3 9WJ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1412736710

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Harper Macleod LLP
Id
GB-FTS-22315

Identifier

Legal Name
Harper Macleod LLP

Address

Street Address
The Ca'd'oro, 45 Gordon Street
Locality
Glasgow
Region
UKM82
Postal Code
G1 3PE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1412279411

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
Brodies LLP
Id
GB-FTS-105702

Identifier

Legal Name
Brodies LLP

Address

Street Address
58 Morrison Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM
Postal Code
EH3 8BP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1316563781

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 5
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-1033

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
073037-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-1482
Name
Burness Paull LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-22315
Name
Harper Macleod LLP
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-105702
Name
Brodies LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
073037-2026-1
Award ID
073037-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
21 Jul 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,100,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UK · EH2 2AF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 011230-2026tender ·
  2. 073037-2026award, contract ·