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Sheriff Officer Services 2026 - 2030

North Lanarkshire Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: North Lanarkshire Council

Buyer Address: Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, UKM84, ML1 1AB

Contact Email: corporateprocurement@northlan.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
880000.0 GBP
Published
07 Oct 2025, 00:00
Deadline
11 Nov 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79100000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

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.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT540785

Link Title: Sheriff Officer Services 2026 - 2030

Link 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.

Lots

Lot Title: Hamilton Sheriff Court

Lot Description: 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: . 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. 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.

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

Lot Title: Airdrie Sheriff Court

Lot Description: 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. 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.

Lot 2 Status: active

Lot 2 Has Options: No

Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

Documents

Document Title: Sheriff Officer Services 2026 - 2030

Document 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.

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