Provision of Legal Services

Tender summary

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.

What to check before bidding

• Issued by Scottish Water.
• Located in United Kingdom.
• Source notice 065141-2026 on uk.
• Notice published 10 Jul 2026; Tenqual indexed it 11 Jul 2026.
• No closing date is listed yet.
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