Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Wheatley Housing Group Limited
25 Cochrane Street
Glasgow
G1 1HL
UK
Telephone: +44 7770566894
E-mail: procurement@wheatley-group.com
NUTS: UKM82
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wheatley-group.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10306
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Wheatley Group Legal and Associated Services Framework 2026
Reference number: LE0003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Wheatley Group intends to establish a multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Legal & Associated Services. The Framework will be divided into 7 lots covering Lot 1 Commercial Contracts Lot 2 Legal Governance & Charities Lot 3 Legal Employment & General Civil Litigation Lot 4 Financing Lot 5a – Sheriff Officer Services (Central Scotland Region) Lot 5b - Sheriff Officer Services (Dumfries and Galloway Region) Lot 6 Property Searching & Reporting Services. The Framework will be for a period of 36 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the Wheatley Group.
Lot 1 – Commercial Contracts – including as a minimum procurement, construction, construction litigation, development, real estate, intellectual property, information technology and associated legal advice.
Lot 2 – Legal Governance & Legal Charities – including as a minimum governance and business structures, data protection, charities advice including business structures and corporate matters and associated legal advice.
Lot 3 - Legal Employment & General Civil Litigation – including as a minimum employment law, pensions advice and general civil litigation services.
Lot 4 – Financing– including as a minimum capital markets and bank funding in relation to new and existing funding and relating to both Scottish and English law
Lot 5a – Sheriff Officer Services (Central Scotland Region).
Lot 5b – Sheriff Officer Services (Dumfries and Galloway Region).
Lot 6 – Property Searching & Reporting Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Commercial Contracts
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
79130000
79140000
75231100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Commercial Contracts
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Legal Governance & Charities
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
75231100
79110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal Governance & Charities
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Legal Employment & General Civil Litigation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75231100
79110000
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal Employment & General Civil Litigation
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4 - Financing
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
79110000
75231100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Financing
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Lot 5a - Sheriff Officer Services - Central Scotland Region
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79940000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sheriff Officer Services - Central Scotland Region
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
Lot 5b - Sheriff Officer Services - Dumfries and Galloway Region
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79940000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sheriff Officer Services - Dumfries and Galloway Region
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
Lot 6 - Property Searching & Reporting Services.
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
70332200
70331000
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Property Searching & Reporting Services.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
16/03/2026
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Indicate interest by filling the form via this link by Wednesday 4th March 2026: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SVyc1_DfsUGF7LKDtTpQPU9iKtwpMoBHjUuBM0eSaBVUQU5PVDdOSFo0TE1MMkNDVEpSTUsyWUdUTi4u
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VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2026