Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Tender description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a framework contract with an external service provider/s for the provision of temporary legal staff in order to fill temporary gaps in staffing and/or in response to unforeseen business requirements. The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a framework contract with (an) external service provider/s for the provision of temporary legal staff in order to fill temporary gaps in staffing and/or in response to unforeseen business requirements. The contracting authority/authorities for this framework is/are: — Scottish Ministers, — Office of the Advocate General, — Scottish Law Commission. Permanent recruitment, fixed term appointments and secondments are out with the scope of this framework. Consultancy is also out of scope. The framework agreement will be for an initial period of 3 years from 1.11.2019 to 31.10.2022, with the potential to extend for a further 12 months from 1.11.2022 to 31.10.2023. Contractors must be capable of supplying suitably qualified temporary/interim workers that have been through the relevant disclosure/security processes. The contractor must be able to provide consistent levels of service for varied assignment types and terms as required on a cost effective and best value basis. The contractor must provide comprehensive management information at all stages throughout the process to the authority and to all participating framework public bodies on request.