Provision of Legal Accounting Services

Concepts

• glasgow
• financial auditing
• accounting and auditing
• auditing services
• legal services
• business services
• legal proceedings
• relevant existing legal proceedings
• legal fees
• legal agents

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Authority is seeking services of a Legal Accountant on an ongoing basis to independently review fee notes and itemised invoices received by the Authority / Police Scotland from Legal agents involved in relevant existing legal proceedings or new cases. The appointed Contractor will be required to carry out a review of invoices to ensure the Authority for Police Scotland and themselves are paying a fair and reasonable amount for services to the relevant officers/ staff which are in line with agreed industry rates. Police Scotland Officers, in certain circumstances, may receive financial support for legal fees and legal expenses if legal proceedings are initiated against them. If officers have acted in good faith to execute their lawful duties, they may apply for such funding via the Scottish Police Federation. This covers:- - Applications in connection with criminal proceedings taken against a police officer for matters alleged to have occurred in the execution of the officer’s duty; - Civil proceedings taken against an officer arising out of some matter said to have occurred in the execution of the officer’s duty; and - A Fatal Accident Inquiry into a death which is in some way connected with the officer’s execution of their duty. - Any other proceedings where officers may require legal advice

Total Quantity or Scope

Open Procedure - Please see ITT docs for full details

Renewal Options

The duration of the contract shall be for one (1) year with the option to extend the contract for a further two (2) periods of up to twelve (12) months in duration, to be taken at the sole discretion of the Authority

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79212100 - Financial auditing services
• 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services
• 79212000 - Auditing services
• 79100000 - Legal services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Economic Operators Applicable to FTS Notices: 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. Assessment of Employment Status Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017, the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful tenderer’s detailed employment status. For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation Living Wage Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only. Equality and Diversity Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form. Subcontractor Detail Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to complete this section as part of the SPD. Data Protection Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=786382. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 (SC Ref:786382) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=786382