# External Legal Services - Scotland

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Published: 31 July 2019
- Planned start: 1 September 2019
- Planned end: 31 August 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 47870c39-6893-4073-9ee6-05d82750de9d-305135
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e3e755f2-09ac-4bf5-a216-282cb862b0e9

## Description

In England and Wales, all litigation is managed by the GMC's in-house legal team\. In Scotland, the GMC instructs agent solicitors to conduct litigation and, where applicable, instruct Counsel - this work inevitably requires the agent solicitor to work closely with the GMC's in-house legal team, who provide all instructions\. The GMC has no solicitors authorised to act within the Scottish jurisdiction\.

## Related contract awards

- [Lay Advocacy Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-59035559-9d4d-4966-a7ad-917d81c2e1a7): General Medical Council \(GMC\)
- [Toxicology Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-63b13d2d-c216-48d6-a3a8-dd3a67306eea): General Medical Council \(GMC\)
- [Primary Source Verification for Overseas Doctors](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6fc38c8d-f182-4aa7-a7c9-d9e187a10d41): General Medical Council \(GMC\)

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47870c39-6893-4073-9ee6-05d82750de9d-305135)