Notice Information
Notice Title
Additional 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") is inviting Tenders to deliver the publicly funded civil legal aid services, to commence from 1 September 2024 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract ("2024 Contract"). This is an additional procurement exercise, and supplemental to that launched on 13 September 2023. Providers do not need to submit a response to this procurement process in the following circumstances: * those who have been notified of a successful outcome of their 2024 Standard Civil Tender through the eTendering message board; and * those who are not seeking to deliver Contract Work in additional Categories of Law and/or from additional offices/Procurement Areas The LAA intends to award contract work under this process to commence on or around 1 September 2024, however, it cannot guarantee this date and the actual date contract work may commence could be later. This exercise will cover 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 may also tender to deliver the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS). HLPAS contract work awarded under this exercise will commence as soon as possible after 1 September 2024. This opportunity will be restricted to the following areas only: * Barnstaple, Torquay & Newton Abbott * Blackpool, Preston * Crewe * Lancaster * St Helens * Taunton, Yeovil * Wigan All organisations that meet the minimum contract requirements can tender to deliver services under a 2024 contract. You do not need to be a current legal aid provider to tender for this opportunity. All organisations that successfully tender will be awarded a 2024 contract and there is no limit to the number of 2024 contracts that may be awarded under this process. Applicants must review the following documents which set out the complete rules of the additional 2024 procurement process and should be read in the following order: * Selection Questionnaire Invitation to Tender (SQ ITT ADD); * Award ITT ADD; * Category-Specific Information; * HLPAS ITT ADD (to tender for HLPAS work); * HLPAS Specific Information ADD document (to tender for HLPAS work); * 2024 Contract; and * Frequently Asked Questions. All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system, accessed through: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process or https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure it submits a Complete Tender before the Tender Deadline and ensure its Tender has been correctly completed to fully and properly represent its tender for the 2024 Contract.
Lot Information
Barnstaple, Torquay & Newton Abbott
Barnstaple, Torquay & Newton Abbott HLPAS Contract Work
Blackpool, PrestonBlackpool, Preston HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement
CreweCrewe HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement
LancasterLancaster HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement
St HelensSt Helens HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement
Taunton, YeovilTaunton, Yeovil HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement
WiganWigan HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0449c3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008611-2024
- 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
- 18 Mar 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Apr 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- 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
- 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
- TLD3 Greater Manchester, TLD4 Lancashire, TLD42 Blackpool, TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre, TLD7 Merseyside, TLG24 Staffordshire CC, TLK23 Somerset CC, TLK4 Devon
-
- 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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