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Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2022

THE LEGAL AID AGENCY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

16 Jan 2023 at 16:30

Tender

19 Oct 2021 at 21:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Legal Aid Agency has completed the award process for the procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract. The tender process was initiated as a tendering process and included inviting tenders for delivering criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022. The procurement stage is complete, and the deadline for submitting tenders was 30 November 2021. The contract will run for one year initially, with a possible extension of up to two years. The main procurement category is legal services within the services industry. The procurement method used was an open procedure.

This tender for Criminal Legal Aid Services presents an opportunity for legal service providers to compete for publicly funded contracts, specifically in criminal investigations, criminal proceedings, prison law, appeals, and reviews. Businesses suited to compete in this tender are those experienced in providing legal services within the UK. The opportunity involves a substantial contract value of GBP 1.8 billion and requires compliance with the specified tendering procedures and criteria, ensuring a fair selection process for interested bidders.

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Notice Title

Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2022

Notice Description

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders for the delivery of publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022 under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract ("Crime Contract"). Applicants may tender to carry out Contract Work in the following Classes of Work at each Office from which they wish to deliver Contract Work: * Criminal Investigations and Criminal Proceedings (this includes Appeals and Reviews); and/or * Prison Law (this includes Appeals and Reviews); or * Appeals and Reviews only The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 30 November 2021 ("Deadline") All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline. Crime Contracts will run for a period of one year from the Contract Start Date (subject to rights of early termination and the LAA's right to extend for up to a further two years).

Lot Information

Crime Contract 2022

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders for the delivery of publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022 under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract ("Crime Contract"). Applicants may tender to carry out Contract Work in the following Classes of Work at each Office from which they wish to deliver Contract Work: * Criminal Investigations and Criminal Proceedings (this includes Appeals and Reviews); and/or * Prison Law (this includes Appeals and Reviews); or * Appeals and Reviews only The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 30 November 2021 ("Deadline") All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline. Crime Contracts will run for a period of one year from the Contract Start Date (subject to rights of early termination and the LAA's right to extend for up to a further two years).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02edca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001328-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£1,800,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,800,000,000 £1B-£10B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Nov 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jan 20233 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE LEGAL AID AGENCY
Contact Name
Not specified
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), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALL BIDDERS CAN BE FOUND HERE HTTPS://WWW.GOV.UK/GOVERNMENT/PUBLICATIONS/CRIME-CONTRACT-2022-TENDER

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