OBS_VALUE: The following legal services are out of the scope of the national public procurement law:   a) the legal representation of a client by a lawyer within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom to provide services, in connection with :  i arbitration or conciliation taking place in a Member State, a third country or before an international arbitration or conciliation body, or  ii proceedings before the courts or public authorities of a member state or third country or before international courts or institutions;  b) legal advice provided in preparation for any proceedings referred to in a), or where there are tangible indications and strong probabilities that the matter to which the advice relates will be the subject of such proceedings, provided that the advice is given by a lawyer within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 77/249/EEC;  c) document certification and authentication services to be provided by notaries;  d) legal services provided by legal administrators or guardians or other legal services whose providers are appointed by a court of the Member State concerned or by law to carry out specific tasks under the control of these courts;  e) other legal services which, in the Kingdom, are connected, even occasionally, with the exercise of public authority;See also Article 10 (d) of Directive 2014/24/EU.