This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Aug 2022 at 17:46

Tender

24 Mar 2022 at 14:50

Summary of the contracting process

The Legal Aid Agency has completed the procurement process for Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside, County Durham. The process involved inviting applicants to submit tenders for an exclusive schedule under a Standard Civil Contract. The opportunity opened on 24 March 2022 with a submission deadline of 25 April 2022. The awarded contracts for delivering the services were signed in June and July 2022.

This public procurement opportunity in legal services provides a chance for organisations to deliver work within an Immigration Removal Centre setting. Bidders had to meet specific requirements related to immigration and asylum law. Businesses involved in legal services, particularly those experienced in immigration law, would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The contract period for delivering the services at Derwentside starts from 1 July 2022.

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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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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. Additional information: Organisations should note that the estimated contract value covers both contract work to be delivered at Derwentside IRC and also Immigration and Asylum Contract work where the LAA awards a contract through this procurement process. The estimated value of the work at Derwentside IRC is PS125k and the estimated value of the Immigration and Asylum contract work is PS242k. Figures based on maximum term

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0325f5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021794-2022
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
SME

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
£366,875 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£122,292 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Aug 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jun 20224 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Postcode Area
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
TLC14 Durham

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) Ltd

Proctor & Hobbs Limited

Shawstone Associates Ltd

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