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The City of Edinburgh Council has issued a prior information notice on the procurement of its next legal services framework.

Details: 27.Feb.2023

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The framework, which will be made available to other named Scottish local authorities, is to be divided into the following lots:

Commercial
Property and Planning
Litigation
Employment
Major Projects and Investigations
Debt Recovery
Residential Property

The estimated date of publication of contract notice is 17 April 2023.

It is expected that the new framework will be for a period of two years with the option (at the council’s discretion) to extend for a further two periods of one year each.

Providers who may be interested in tendering for this opportunity are encouraged to note interest via Public Contracts Scotland.