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Published 7 Oct 2025, 10:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sheriff Officer Services 2026 - 2030

Official notice

Authority: North Lanarkshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£880,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Nov 2025awarded 26 Mar 2026
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to put in place a Framework Agreement to fulfil its requirement to provide Sheriff Officer Services across various services including Enterprise and Communities and Legal and Democratic Services. This requirement is to fulfil its legal obligations in relation to a number of functions required to be carried out by Sheriff Officers.

CPV: Legal services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (2.5 per place) · 2 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Hamilton Sheriff CourtAwardedRenewal

Sheriff Officer Services within the jurisdiction of Hamilton Sheriff Court. The services required under this Framework Agreement and any resultant Call Off Contract, include but are not to be restricted to:

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Service or intimation of documents

Ejection

Citation

Diligence

Charges for Payment

Earnings Arrestment

Attachment

Auction

Arrestment

Inhibition

Foreign Citation

Tracing and Enquiries

Pre-sue Reporting Additional information: 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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Framework Agreement will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months with the Council reserving the sole right to extend for a further two 12 months periods. Accordingly, the potential maximum term of the Framework Agreement is 48 months.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Airdrie Sheriff CourtAwardedRenewal

The services required under this Framework Agreement and any resultant Call Off Contract, include but are not to be restricted to:

.

Service or intimation of documents

Ejection

Citation

Diligence

Charges for Payment

Earnings Arrestment

Attachment

Auction

Arrestment

Inhibition

Foreign Citation

Tracing and Enquiries

Pre-sue Reporting Additional information: 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.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: The Framework Agreement will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months with the Council reserving the sole right to extend for a further two 12 months periods. Accordingly, the potential maximum term of the Framework Agreement is 48 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    All service providers must have Membership of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The services can only be provided from an external service provider who are Members of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “Sheriff Officer Services 2026 - 2030” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Oct 2025, 10:32 BST
Last source update
7 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Nov 2025 – …
Authority reference
NLC-CPT-25-046
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031276
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM84)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a94e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Tenderers must indicate in the Pricing Schedule that they agree that fees payable will be subject to the fees under the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules 2015 and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (Miscellaneous) 2016 and any subsequent updates/amendments. This is a pass/fail condition of appointment to the Framework. (SC Ref:828526)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Nov 2025 → 7 Apr 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period ends350 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened350 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published203 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Apr 2026, 09:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 26 Mar 2026

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £440,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Hamilton Sheriff Court

    Signed
    26 Mar 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Airdrie Sheriff Court

    Signed
    26 Mar 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Hamilton Sheriff Court4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——
2 · Airdrie Sheriff Court5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 1ABContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish CourtsReview body Edinburgh

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Graham Stewart & COFramework contractor Suite 4, 24 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen, Glasgow, Scotland, G733TW
  • Malcolm J BoydFramework contractor Airdrie Business Centre, 1 Chapel Lane, Airdrie, Scotland, ML6 6GX

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria