Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of the Standard Civil Contract 2024 including Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) from 1 September 2024
Notice Description
The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") invited Tenders to deliver the publicly funded civil legal aid services, to commence on 1 September 2024 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract ("2024 Contract") in the following Categories of Law: * Family; * Housing and Debt and Welfare Benefits; * Immigration and Asylum (including work at Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs)); * Mental Health; * Community Care; * Claims Against Public Authorities; * Clinical Negligence; * Public Law; * Family Mediation; * Education; and * Discrimination. Alongside tenders for the above Categories of Law, applicants were also able to tender for HLPAS, commencing on 1 September 2024. HLPAS will be delivered in 106 HLPAS Areas across England and Wales. Successful Applicants were required to hold a 2024 Contract which included a specific authorisation to conduct Housing and Debt Contract Work i.e. the delivery of legal aid advice on Housing & Debt matters that are not covered by HLPAS. Applicants must hold a 2024 Contract for the delivery of Housing and Debt work at each Office from which they bid to deliver HLPAS. Applicants must have reviewed the following documents which set out the complete rules of the 2024 procurement process, to be read in the following order: - Selection Questionnaire Invitation to Tender (SQ ITT); - Award ITT; - Category-Specific Information; - HLPAS ITT (to tender for HLPAS work); - HLPAS Specific Information document (to tender for HLPAS work); - 2024 Contract; and - Frequently Asked Questions All Tenders had to be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. The eTendering system can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process) of the LAA website or directly at https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk Late submissions were not considered under any circumstances. It was the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that it submitted a Complete Tender before the Tender Deadline, which was 17 October 2023 at 5pm Additional information: The outcome of the tender is published on the following links below
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e697f872-3fb2-4923-8ef2-ce848003901d
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b247428-c887-4750-b5b8-998e47758c06
- 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
- £7,781,577 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £7,781,577 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Oct 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE LEGAL AID AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Commissioning, Legal Aid Agency
- Contact Email
- civiltenders@justice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1 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), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b247428-c887-4750-b5b8-998e47758c06
3rd October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd490f22-4b1b-4ea7-8e21-57e79668b22a
13th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process
Standard Civil Contract 2024 including Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Tender documentation -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/additional-procurement-civil-2024-contract-procurement-process
The outcome of the tender is published on the following link below -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-loss-prevention-advice-service-hlpas
The outcome of the tender is published on the following link below
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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