--- title: "Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside from 1 July 2022" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-05089b84-5ade-495e-a8fa-4db143ed14b8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-05089b84-5ade-495e-a8fa-4db143ed14b8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05089b84-5ade-495e-a8fa-4db143ed14b8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05089b84-5ade-495e-a8fa-4db143ed14b8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY" published: "2022-08-08" --- # Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside from 1 July 2022 Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-05089b84-5ade-495e-a8fa-4db143ed14b8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-05089b84-5ade-495e-a8fa-4db143ed14b8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05089b84-5ade-495e-a8fa-4db143ed14b8.json) ## Summary The Legal Aid Agency invited tenders for Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside in County Durham starting from 1 July 2022. The tender required organisations to meet specific contract requirements to deliver work at an Immigration Removal Centre. The procurement method was an open procedure with the deadline for submission on 25 April 2022. The value of the contract was £366,875 GBP, falling under the legal services category. This opportunity presents a chance for organisations in the legal services sector to bid for delivering work at the specified Immigration Removal Centre. Businesses with expertise in immigration and asylum law would be well-suited to compete. The tender process was open to both current legal aid providers and new organisations to legal aid, fostering competition and potential growth opportunities for businesses. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4976487a-0b79-40b6-8791-9fb481a9a693 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 25 Apr 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Jun 2022 | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £366,875 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £366,875 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THE LEGAL AID AGENCY | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9AJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 3 | | Supplier names | CLIFTON LAW (SOLICITORS; PROCTOR & HOBBS; SHAWSTONE ASSOCIATES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 8 Aug 2022 at 17:04 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4976487a-0b79-40b6-8791-9fb481a9a693 - 8 Aug 2022 at 17:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4976487a-0b79-40b6-8791-9fb481a9a693 - 24 Mar 2022 at 14:57 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a095fe30-6d76-4f17-a10a-0bb85b6a569b - 24 Mar 2022 at 14:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a095fe30-6d76-4f17-a10a-0bb85b6a569b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4976487a-0b79-40b6-8791-9fb481a9a693 8th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a095fe30-6d76-4f17-a10a-0bb85b6a569b 24th March 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-tender-activity-2022 Information on the tender process ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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