Caroline Ramsay

The appointment follows a competitive tender process for a multi-supplier framework agreement to provide cost-effective, responsive and high-quality legal services.

As part of the legal services framework, TLT will advise on procurement procedures, contracts and legislative compliance as well as provide training to SPA and Police Scotland’s in-house legal team.

TLT’s core team will be led by partners John-Paul Sheridan and Caroline Ramsay and chief procurement services officer, Iain Steel. They will be supported by Kuldip Dhanoya, Vanessa Cooper, Carroll Dodd, Maeve Torrance and Natalie Gorse.

Caroline Ramsay, partner at TLT, said: “Our appointment to the SPA’s legal panel is testament to the strength of our blue light sector team, and the expansion of our procurement services in recent years.

“In-house legal teams are facing increasing pressure to deliver more with less, and this will only intensify as we start to see the longer-term impact of the global pandemic. The use of innovative processes and technologies is key to enabling authorities to tackle these challenges head on.

“We are delighted to be appointed to the panel and look forward to forging a strong partnership with the SPA.”