SCAPE to procure corporate services framework including £360m legal services lot

The framework covers:

• Lot 1 - Group A: Advisory Services
• Lot 2 - Group B: Legal Services
• Lot 3 - Group C: Audit Services

SCAPE said it is seeking to establish a multi-party framework with three suppliers per Lot for a total of nine suppliers.

The annual turnover requirement for the Legal Services lot is £50m per annum excluding VAT.

SCAPE said this turnover requirement (per annum) must be met by an individual bidder or as a combined total by a bidding vehicle, i.e. consortium, joint venture, associated persons.

It added: “SCAPE designed this framework to facilitate SME engagement via the successful Bidder's supply chain and is also open to accepting bids from consortia or joint ventures of which SMEs may form a part.”

SCAPE said it “recognises that, as a national framework, it requires considerable investment in people, processes, and systems to create and manage expert, local, and responsive supply chains. With this in mind, a maximum framework duration has been set at 5 years.”

The contract is expected to run from 15 March 2027 to 14 March 2031, with a possible extension to 14 March 2032.

The total value for the corporate services framework is estimated at £1.98bn. The legal services lot is worth £360m including VAT.

A separate framework for Scotland is being procured by SCAPE Procure Scotland.