EC1035 Legal Services 2025

The University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint a panel of up to 4 firms to a single lot framework for provision of external legal services to the University. Services in scope will range from ad-hoc advice and representation pertaining to individual casework/transactions, to complex legal advice on contractual, collective and corporate matters.

The University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint a panel of up to 4 firms to a single lot framework for provision of external legal services to the University. Services in scope will range from ad-hoc advice and representation pertaining to individual casework/transactions, to complex legal advice on contractual, collective and corporate matters.

Information regarding the three key University stakeholders for this requirement can be found at:

• Legal Services: https://www.ed.ac.uk/legal-services
• Estates Department: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/estates-buildings
• Human Resources: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/human-resources

Full details of the scope of the service requirement, including that of the key stakeholders above, can be found in Schedule 3 of the ITT.

**Supplier Presentation / Interviews **

As part of supplier responses to this ITT the University will requires suppliers to individually attend a presentation and Q&A session at the University on w/c 30th September. Invites will be sent out the week prior, following receipt of compliant bids.

Further information on this can also be found in the ITT document.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27354. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

The ITT Award Criteria features a community benefits question requiring suppliers to state how they would work with the University to deliver community benefit outcomes and detail any initiatives that their firm currently takes part in to achieve community benefits.