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ClosedUnited Kingdom

Provision of Legal Services

Issued by Scottish Water · via UK Find a Tender Service

Published
10 Jul 2026
Closed
11 Aug 2026, 11:00 UTC
Value
GBP 15,200,000
Reference
SW26/PS&S/1555
Location
United Kingdom
Sector
Financial & Professional Services
Type
services

At a glance

Scottish Water in United Kingdom has published a procurement notice in financial & professional services: “Provision of Legal Services”. The deadline passed on 11 August 2026. The stated value is GBP 15,200,000. Quote reference SW26/PS&S/1555 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 10 notices from this buyer since 2026, 3 of them currently open. There are 416 open financial & professional services notices in United Kingdom on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UK Find a Tender Service, not through FreeTender.

Details

Scottish Water is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of a comprehensive range of legal services to support its statutory, operational, regulatory and commercial functions. The Framework will provide access to specialist legal expertise across four service lots and will support Scottish Water in delivering major capital investment programmes, operational activities, regulatory obligations, governance responsibilities and strategic corporate objectives. The appointed framework suppliers will be required to provide high-quality legal advice, transactional support, dispute resolution services and representation where required, within a complex and highly regulated public sector environment operating substantially under Scots Law.

The Framework is divided into the following Lots: Lot 1 – Land and Property Legal Services Lot 2 – Commercial Legal Services Lot 3 – Litigation and Employment Legal Services Lot 4 – Governance, Corporate and Regulatory Legal Services

Framework Duration The Framework Agreement will be established for an initial period of four (4) years, with the option for Scottish Water, at its sole discretion, to extend the Framework for up to two (2) additional periods of two (2) years, giving a maximum potential term of eight (8) years.

Estimated values are exclusive of payments made to third parties.

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