Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Shire Housing Association
Netherthird House, Netherthird
Cumnock
KA18 3DB
UK
E-mail: info@shirehousing.com
NUTS: UKM93
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.shirehousing.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA13703
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
Shire Housing Association - Legal Services Framework Agreement
Reference number: ESP 4896
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Legal services Framework Agreement for Shire Housing Association. It is intended that the most economically advantageous tenderer with be appointed as the Associations legal services provider. The second ranked supplier will be appointed as a reserve supplier and will be used if the principal supplier cannot act for the Association for any reason including but not limited to a real, perceived or apparent conflict of interest.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
70 775.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79110000
79140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM93
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a principal and a reserve legal services provider to operate under a framework for the supply of legal services, including but not limited to:
- Contract, Commercial and Corporate
- Debt Recovery
- Litigation, Reparation, Employment and Inquiries
- Major Infrastructure, Commercial Projects and Related Litigation
- Property and Related Matters
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-022432
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ESP 4896
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Harper Macleod LLP
The Ca'd'oro, 45 Gordon Street
Glasgow
G1 3PE
UK
NUTS: UKM82
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BTO Solicitors LLP
48 St. Vincent Street, GLASGOW
GLASGOW
G2 5HS
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 70 775.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:813565)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1ED
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/10/2025