Notice Information
Notice Title
Procurement of Housing and Debt Services from 1 April 2023
Notice Description
The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") has identified the need to increase access to legal aid Housing and Debt Services in specific Procurement areas. Accordingly, it is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver Housing and Debt Services in: 1. Oldham 2. Rochdale 3. Warrington & Halton The opportunity to deliver housing and debt services is open to any organisation that can meet the minimum tender requirements. An organisation does not need to be a current legal aid provider to tender for this opportunity. The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 13 March 2023 ("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. The LAA is looking for Applicants who can start delivering Contact Work from 1 April 2023 where possible. But organisations unable to start on 1 April 2023 will be able to tender to start delivering work from a later date. Applicants will be required to state in their Tender when they can start delivering Contract Work from each Office from which they are bidding. Contracts will run until 31 August 2024 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination).
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") has identified the need to increase access to legal aid Housing and Debt Services in specific Procurement areas. Accordingly, it is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver Housing and Debt Services in: 1. Oldham 2. Rochdale 3. Warrington & Halton The opportunity to deliver housing and debt services is open to any organisation that can meet the minimum tender requirements. An organisation does not need to be a current legal aid provider to tender for this opportunity. The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 13 March 2023 ("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. The LAA is looking for Applicants who can start delivering Contact Work from 1 April 2023 where possible. But organisations unable to start on 1 April 2023 will be able to tender to start delivering work from a later date. Applicants will be required to state in their Tender when they can start delivering Contract Work from each Office from which they are bidding. Contracts will run until 31 August 2024 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination). Additional information: Housing and Debt Contracts are PS25,001 for 1 Contract in each Procurement Area Housing and Debt Contract end date is 31 August 2024
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03a61b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004745-2023
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Mar 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Aug 2024 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
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
- WEST MINSTER
- Postcode
- SW1H 9AJ
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
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- 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
- TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
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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