Live Procurement
SCAPE Scotland Corporate Services Framework
We are pleased to announce that we have issued a Contract Notice to procure a new SCAPE Scotland Corporate Services Framework, in compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
NEW SCAPE Scotland Corporate Services Framework
Procurement Status: Contract Notice Issued
Framework overview
SCAPE Scotland’s Corporate Services framework, serving the length and breadth of Scotland, will provide public sector organisations with a compliant, accelerated route to access specialist expertise and additional capacity to support effective service delivery. Designed to enhance resilience, it will enable teams to respond confidently to operational challenges and strategic priorities.
The framework offers immediate access to industry-leading consultants across management consultancy, technology, digital and data advisory, finance and accounting, sustainability, legal, and audit services. This breadth of expertise enables organisations to progress confidently from strategy through to delivery across a wide range of sectors.
Underpinned by active framework management and robust governance, the framework will enable clients to achieve better outcomes with speed, confidence, and impact. Embedded social value and sustainability ensure delivery partners create lasting benefits for communities while supporting long-term value for money.
For details of SCAPE's Corporate Services Framework for EWNI, see the Live Procurement page on SCAPE's website for an overview.
Key framework features:
- Framework value: £300m
- Framework duration: 4 years, with the option to extend for one year
- Choice of up to 2 delivery partners per Group
- Unlimited commissioning value
- Services available: Management Consultancy, Technology, Digital and Data Advisory, Finance and Accounting, Sustainability, Legal, Audit
- Competitively-tendered, accelerated delivery, public sector framework
- Compliant with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Framework structure
SCAPE Scotland Corporate Services Framework serving the length and breadth of Scotland.
The turnover requirement (per annum) must be met by an individual bidder or as a combined total by a bidding vehicle, i.e. consortium, joint venture, etc.
Lots 1 – 2 | Group A Advisory Services Capacity: £100m p/lot (£200m total) Up to 2 Delivery Partners
| Lots 3 - 4 | Group B Legal Services Capacity: £30m p/lot (£60m total) Up to 2 Delivery Partners
| Lots 5 - 6 | Group C Audit Services Capacity: £20m p/lot (£40m total) Up to 2 Delivery Partners
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Procurement timetable
Activity | Date |
| Prior Information Notice | w/c 12 January 2026 |
| Market Awareness Events | In-person: 12 February 2026 Webinar: 26 February 2026 |
| Issue Contract Notice and PQQ Stage | April – June 2026 |
| ITT Stage | August – December 2026 |
| Notification of Contract Award Notice | February – March 2027 |
| Framework Mobilisation and Launch | April 2027 |