Notice Information
Notice Title
Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service 2025
Notice Description
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders to deliver HLPAS from 1 June 2025 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract ("2024 Contract") for the following HLPAS Areas: Kidderminster, Redditch, Worcester Slough Uxbridge Winchester In addition, the LAA is inviting Tenders to deliver HLPAS from 1 September 2025 under the 2024 Contract for the following HLPAS Areas: Barnsley Bury St Edmunds Grimsby Guildford Lancaster Wigan Wolverhampton It is a requirement that holders of a HLPAS Schedule hold a 2024 Contract which includes a specific authorisation to conduct Housing and Debt Contract Work ("2024 Housing and Debt Contract") i.e. the delivery of legal aid advice on Housing & Debt matters that are not covered by HLPAS.
Lot Information
Barnsley HLPAS Area
Barnsley HLPAS contract work.
Bury St Edmunds HLPAS AreaBury St Edmunds HLPAS contract work.
Grimsby HLPAS AreaGrimsby HLPAS contract work.
Guildford HLPAS AreaGuildford HLPAS contract work.
Kidderminster, Redditch, Worcester HLPAS AreaKidderminster, Redditch, Worcester HLPAS contract work.
Lancaster HLPAS AreaLancaster HLPAS contract work.
Wigan HLPAS AreaWigan HLPAS contract work.
Wolverhampton HLPAS AreaWolverhampton HLPAS contract work.
Slough HLPAS AreaSlough HLPAS contract work.
Uxbridge HLPAS AreaUxbridge HLPAS contract work.
Winchester HLPAS AreaWinchester HLPAS contract work.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e60c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006591-2025
- 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
- £212,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2025 - 30 Jun 2026 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
- 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, TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre, TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, TLF30 Lincolnshire CC, TLG12 Worcestershire CC, TLG39 Wolverhampton, TLH14 Suffolk CC, TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon, TLJ11 Berkshire, TLJ25 West Surrey, TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
-
- 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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