Estimated Value
Up to £15,200,000
Deadline
11 August 2026
Published
10 July 2026
Type
services
Overview
Scottish Water is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of 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 service lots and will support Scottish Water in delivering major capital investment programmes, operational activities, regulatory obligations, governance responsibilities and strategic corporate objectives.
The Framework is divided into the following Lots: Lot 1 – Land and Property Legal Services Lot 2 – Commercial Legal Services Lot 3 – Litigation and Employment Legal Services Lot 4 – Governance, Corporate and Regulatory Legal Services Estimated values are exclusive of payments made to third parties.
Estimated values are exclusive of payments made to third parties. Additional information: Procurement documents available here: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProS...
Key points
- General Commercial Legal Services
- Procurement Legal Services
- Construction Legal Services
- PFI Legal Services
- Energy and Renewables Legal Services
- Technology Legal Services
- Intellectual Property Legal Services
Key points
- Insured litigation
- Employment advice, industrial relations and pensions and employment related litigation
- Health & Safety advice and related litigation
- Non-insured general litigation
- Environmental compliance and litigation
Details
- Framework Duration
- The Framework Agreement will be established for an initial period of four (4) years, with the option for Scottish Water, at its sole discretion, to extend the Framework for up to two (2) additional periods of two (2) years, giving a maximum potential term of eight (8) years.
Eligibility & compliance
The appointed framework suppliers will be required to provide high-quality legal advice, transactional support, dispute resolution services and representation where required, within a complex and highly regulated public sector environment operating substantially under Scots Law.
Regulations cited
- Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003
Submission
The Framework is divided into Lots with Lot 1 being Land and Property Legal Services covering the Provision of legal advice and support across the full lifecycle of Scottish Water's land and property portfolio, including but not limited to: − Purchase of land and property by agreement; − Acquisition of permanent and temporary rights, including: deeds of servitude; licences for access and construction; and occupational and temporary leases; − Advice on title conditions, burdens, servitudes and third-party rights affecting acquisitions; − Advice on use of section 107 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 and submitting and Lands Tribunal or similar applications; − Advice on statutory powers, rights and duties exercisable by Scottish Water under water industry specific legislation and wider applicable public authority legislation in relation to the acquisition of land rights for Scottish Water; − Advice on Land and Buildings Transaction Tax or similar affecting acquisitions; − Advice on land transfers and land acquisition, including associated deeds of servitude from developers and landowners, and on the statutory rights, powers and duties exercisable by Scottish Water under water industry legislation to enable the vesting of water and sewerage assets.
Additional details
Scottish Water is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of 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 service lots and will support Scottish Water in delivering major capital investment programmes, operational activities, regulatory obligations, governance responsibilities and strategic corporate objectives.
The appointed framework suppliers will be required to provide high-quality legal advice, transactional support, dispute resolution services and representation where required, within a complex and highly regulated public sector environment operating substantially under Scots Law. The Framework is divided into Lots with Lot 4 being Governance, Corporate and Regulatory Legal Services covering the Provision of legal advice and support relating to governance, corporate and regulatory matters, including: • Governance, Corporate and Company Secretarial • Regulatory
Estimated values are exclusive of payments made to third parties. Additional information: Procurement documents available here: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProS...
Scottish Water is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of 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 service lots and will support Scottish Water in delivering major capital investment programmes, operational activities, regulatory obligations, governance responsibilities and strategic corporate objectives.
The appointed framework suppliers will be required to provide high-quality legal advice, transactional support, dispute resolution services and representation where required, within a complex and highly regulated public sector environment operating substantially under Scots Law. Estimated values are exclusive of payments made to third parties.
Additional information: Procurement documents available here: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProS... Estimated values are exclusive of payments made to third parties. Additional information: Procurement documents available here: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProS...
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Published
10 July 2026
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