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Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside from 1 July 2022

THE LEGAL AID AGENCY

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24 Mar 2022 at 14:56

Summary of the contracting process

The Legal Aid Agency invited tenders for Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside in County Durham starting from 1 July 2022. The tender required organisations to meet specific contract requirements to deliver work at an Immigration Removal Centre. The procurement method was an open procedure with the deadline for submission on 25 April 2022. The value of the contract was £366,875 GBP, falling under the legal services category.

This opportunity presents a chance for organisations in the legal services sector to bid for delivering work at the specified Immigration Removal Centre. Businesses with expertise in immigration and asylum law would be well-suited to compete. The tender process was open to both current legal aid providers and new organisations to legal aid, fostering competition and potential growth opportunities for businesses.

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Notice Title

Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside from 1 July 2022

Notice Description

The LAA invited Applicants to submit a Tender for an IRC Exclusive Schedule under a 2018 Standard Civil Contract to deliver work conducted in an Immigration Removal Centre ("IRC") setting through the Detained Duty Advice Scheme ("DDAS") at the following new IRC; - Derwentside, County Durham. The LAA intended to award IRC Exclusive Schedules to any organisation who met the contract requirements and Applicants who bid to deliver this work must have been able to deliver up to 100% of the work falling within the scope of this contract. Applicants did not need to be a current legal aid provider to submit a tender, enabling organisations new to legal aid to bid to deliver this work. To be awarded Contract Work Applicants must have: a) Either: - Held a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; or - Bid for and be awarded a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; and b) Met the Generic Requirements and the Derwentside IRC requirements set out in section 2 of this Information For Applicants document ("IFA"). Organisations solely regulated by OISC may not have been eligible to bid as they may not have been able to meet all the tender requirements. A revised supervisor standard was introduced for this procurement process to ensure the quality of advice provided. This required supervisors to provide additional case examples of common elements of work encountered at IRCs. Applicants who wished to deliver the above service must have submitted a Tender which consisted of a response to the SQ and the Derwentside IRC ITT. This opportunity opened on 24 March 2022. The deadline for submitting a Tender was 12 noon on 25 April 2022.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-05089b84-5ade-495e-a8fa-4db143ed14b8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4976487a-0b79-40b6-8791-9fb481a9a693
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£366,875 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£366,875 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Jun 20223 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE LEGAL AID AGENCY
Contact Name
Legal Aid Agency
Contact Email
civiltenders@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

CLIFTON LAW (SOLICITORS

PROCTOR & HOBBS

SHAWSTONE ASSOCIATES

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