Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service Extends TFM Contract With OCS

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24 February 2025

OCS has been reappointed to deliver total facilities management services across the Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service estate.

Core services on the contract include cleaning, maintenance services, security, and project management.

The contract spans a total of 74 sites including parts of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Office (COPFS), which is Scotland’s Prosecution Service. The estate contains a proportion of historical listed sites – 44 per cent were established before 1960 and 86 per cent of those before 1900.

OCS previously had a six-year contract from 2017 to 2023, with an added extension to June 2024. 

The contract was signed in an official ceremony at the Supreme Court in Edinburgh, where 40 OCS employees are based. The contract was signed by Malcolm Graham and Sheriff Jillian Martin-Brown for Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service (SCTS) and Nick Maggs and Bob Taylor for OCS, with Colin Rushforth (OCS) and Daragh Stewart (SCTS) acting as witnesses.

Nick Maggs, Managing Director – Hard Services (UK), OCS, said: “We are proud to extend our long-standing partnership with SCTS & COPFS, delivering a comprehensive total facilities management service that helps support justice in Scotland. Our team is committed to ensuring that the courts, tribunals and justice buildings across Scotland operate efficiently, safely, and sustainably, maintaining the high standards expected in these critical environments.”

Daragh Stewart, Head of Service Delivery, SCTS, added: “OCS has demonstrated consistent excellence in service delivery, an innovative approach to sustainability, and a strong commitment to social responsibility—key factors in our decision to renew this contract. Our historic sites present a unique challenge, and we are pleased to work with them again to further reduce carbon emissions, building on significant reductions achieved over recent years. We believe OCS will continue to provide the best support for our facilities management needs over the next seven years.”

Picture: a photograph from the official signing ceremony at the Supreme Court, Parliament House in Edinburgh. The pictures shows, from left to right: SCTS - Mark Allen, Head of Procurement, SCTS - Sheriff Jillian Martin-Brown, SCTS Board Member, OCS - Colin Rushforth, Account Director, OCS - Nick Maggs, Managing Director – Hard Services (UK), SCTS - Malcolm Graham, Chief Executive, SCTS - Daragh Stewart, Head of Service Delivery, OCS - Bob Taylor, Managing Director - Public Sector FM (UK), SCTS - Alice Wallace, Chief Financial Officer, OCS - Suzy Lewis, Commercial & Business Manager and OCS - Edd Horler, National Operations Director (UK) - Hard Services. Image Credit: OCS

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 24 February 2025

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