Twelve law firms named on £2m Scottish legal services framework

A consortium of Scottish councils, a major social housing provider and other organisations have appointed 12 law firms to a £2m legal services framework.

The buyers are:

• Glasgow City Council
• North Lanarkshire Council
• North Ayrshire Council
• Wheatley Housing Group
• Clyde Gateway
• City Property Glasgow
• City Building Glasgow
• Jobs & Business Glasgow
• Cordia Services

The framework was divided into the following lots:

1. Education prosecutions.
2. Employment.
3. Corporate.
4. General Litigation.
5. Children & Families – Advice and Representation.
6. General conveyancing.
7. Construction.

The successful firms were:

• Anderson Strathern (lots 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Brodies (3, 6, 7)
• Burness Paull (2)
• JK Cameron (5)
• Clyde & Co Scotland (2)
• CMS Cameron Mckenna (7)
• DAC Beachcroft (1, 6)
• Harper Macleod (3, 4, 6, 7)
• Morton Fraser (3, 4, 5, 7)
• Macroberts (7)
• Shoosmiths (2, 6)

The framework is understood to be in place for 48 months.