Tender

Additional Procurement of the Standard Civil Contract 2024 including Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) from 1 September 2024

THE LEGAL AID AGENCY

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Tender

18 Mar 2024 at 11:23

Summary of the contracting process

The Legal Aid Agency is inviting tenders for the Additional Procurement of the Standard Civil Contract 2024, which includes the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS), starting from 1 September 2024. This procurement falls under the legal services category and covers various areas of law such as Family, Housing and Debt, Immigration and Asylum, among others. The contract work will commence around 1 September 2024, with the opportunity for organisations to tender for services in specific locations.

This tender presents an opportunity for organisations to provide legal aid services under the 2024 contract, regardless of whether they are current legal aid providers. The procurement process involves specific documents that need to be reviewed and tenders submitted using the eTendering system. The deadline for tender submissions is set for 22nd April 2024, with the award period starting shortly after. Businesses with expertise in legal services and a focus on the specified law categories are well-suited to compete for this contract.

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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, Preston

Blackpool, Preston HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement

Crewe

Crewe HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement

Lancaster

Lancaster HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement

St Helens

St Helens HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement

Taunton, Yeovil

Taunton, Yeovil HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement

Wigan

Wigan HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement

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

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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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