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Tender: Legal Services Framework for Scottish Water – Land, Commercial, Litigation & Regulatory (initial 4 years, option to extend)

Released 4 months ago

Closed11 Aug 2026

Est. valueEstimate£5.6M to £903.4M

LocationScotland

AgencyScottish Water

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryConsultancy & Legal

Submissions closedClosed Tue, 11 Aug 2026

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Scottish Water is seeking a supplier for a Framework Agreement to provide 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 lots — Lot 1: Land and Property Legal Services; Lot 2: Commercial Legal Services; Lot 3: Litigation and Employment Legal Services; and Lot 4: Governance, Corporate and Regulatory Legal Services — to support major capital investment programmes, operational activities, regulatory obligations, governance responsibilities and strategic corporate objectives, providing high-quality legal advice, transactional support, dispute resolution services and representation within a complex public sector environment operating substantially under Scots Law. The Framework is for an initial period of four (4) years with the option for Scottish Water, at its sole discretion, to extend for up to two additional periods of two (2) years to a maximum potential term of eight (8) years; estimated values are exclusive of payments made to third parties.

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