Legal Services Framework Agreement

• Value: £116K

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two suppliers to operate under a framework for the supply of the following services: i. Advice on employment contracts, recruitment, equalities issues, case law, good practice, discipline, grievance, pensions, settlement agreements, TUPE and Terms and Conditions of Employment. ii. Work in relation to Employment Tribunals, Employment Appeal Tribunals, etc. Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. 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.

• Value: £280K

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two Suppliers to operate under a framework agreement to supply the following services: i. Advice on relevant Scottish, United Kingdom and European legislation, constitutional / governance issues (regulation, charitable status, group structures, etc). ii. Advice on business development and diversification opportunities (including partnership working, strategic alliances, joint ventures, acquisitions, disposals, transfers of engagement, etc). iii. Advice on risk management / insurance, health and safety, procurement, data protection, equalities, etc. iv. Advice on contracts relating to repairs and maintenance, development, construction, consultancy services, property and equipment leases, ICT, disputes and arbitration, etc. v. Advice on the processing of Shared Equity / Shared Ownership / Ownership sales, Mortgage to Rent acquisitions, land sales, acquisitions and leases, property sales, etc. vi. Advice on complaints management and referrals to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO), Home Owner Housing Panel (HOHP), Private Rented Housing Panel (PRHP), etc. vii. Advice around procurement legal challenges. Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. 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

• Value: £1M

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two suppliers to provide the following services: i. Legislation and guidance on tenancy and property maintenance issues, Housing Benefit and other welfare issues, debt recovery, breaches of tenancy, development of appropriate policies / procedures, etc for all tenancies including but not restricted to secure tenancies, occupancy agreements; mid-market and market rents; shared ownership; Housing in Multiple Occupation, etc. ii. Legislation and guidance on property factoring services including debt recovery, factored homeowner obligations; breaches of deed of conditions and property factoring agreements, development of appropriate policies and procedures, factoring written statement, etc. iii. Legislation and guidance on the private rented sector, etc. iv Court work and litigation in relation to breaches of tenancy, breaches of deed of conditions and property factoring agreement (including debt recovery for current tenant and factored homeowner arrears, former tenant and factored homeowner arrears, property factoring costs, common repair charges and remedies relating to anti-social behaviour, etc) public liability, human rights, etc. v Advice on complaints management and referrals to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO), Home Owner Housing Panel (HOHP), Private Rented Housing Panel (PRHP), etc. Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. 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

• Value: £208K

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two suppliers operating under a framework agreement to provide the following services: i Legislation and guidance on issues related to organisational governance, regulation of services and the interpretation and advice on charity law, advice and guidance on the agreement of loan finance arrangements and associated work including the security of loans and guidance and advice on loan covenants. ii Advice on relevant Scottish, United Kingdom and European legislation, constitutional / governance issues (regulation, charitable status, group structures, etc). iii Advice on private finance arrangements, facility agreements, bonds, securities, refinancing, taxation, etc. iv Advice on risk management / insurance, health and safety, procurement, data protection, equalities, etc. Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. 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

• Value: £196K

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint between one and two suppliers to provide the following services: Purchase and sale of individual units including residential and commercial units and shared ownership and new supply shared equity or similar. Leasing commercial properties and granting leases for commercial properties. Sub contracting of the works will not be acceptable. 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.