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title: "Civil Legal Aid Tender for Face to Face Services 2018"
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# Civil Legal Aid Tender for Face to Face Services 2018

Buyer: LEGAL AID AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-278f7300-f4ff-4956-a977-b2d790ce332c

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## Summary

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is currently managing the Civil Legal Aid Tender for Face to Face Services 2018, which aims to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services across several categories of law including Family, Immigration, and Clinical Negligence. The tender process, classified under the CPV category of Legal Services, is in the award stage as of 21 November 2018, following the tender period that ended on 10 November 2017. The contract will commence on 1 September 2018 and run until 31 August 2021. This procurement is proceeding under a light touch procedure, and services are required in various regions throughout the United Kingdom, including London, the North East, and the South West.

This tender represents significant opportunities for solicitors and legal service providers, particularly those specialising in the identified categories of law such as family mediation and mental health. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the LAA has made provisions to accommodate a diverse range of suppliers. Engaging in this public procurement process can help these businesses expand their service offerings, enhance community support, and access considerable funding, with a total contract value estimated at £1.95 billion.

## Notice

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting responses from Applicants to its Invitations To Tender ("ITTs") for the delivery of publicly funded civil legal aid services from 1 September 2018 under a 2018 Standard Civil Contract ("Face to Face Contract" or "Contract") in the following Categories of Law: * Family; * Housing, Debt and Welfare Benefits; * Immigration and Asylum (including work at Immigration Removal Centres ("IRCs")); * Mental Health; * Community Care; * Claims Against Public Authorities (formerly known as 'Actions Against the Police etc'); * Clinical Negligence; * Public Law; * Family Mediation. Whilst in the majority of categories of law and geographical areas there was a good level of demand for the available work, the LAA considered it necessary to launch a Supplemental face to face procurement process to procure additional services in a small number of areas and categories; family immigration and asylum and housing and debt. The LAA were aware that some organisations did not submit a tender or failed to submit a compliant tender for specific Categories of Law or Procurement Areas in the previous processes so the LAA invited further tenders in all categories of law and procurement areas called the Further Face to Face process. Additional information: All tender documentation for all 3 tenders can be found at www.gov.uk/publications/civil-tender-2018 Please note the contract start date under all procurement processes is either 1 September 2018 or 1 October 2018

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/619da6b6-ffe8-40b0-b5ed-c2b5e3ad0ae0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Light touch procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Nov 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2018 - 31 Aug 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,950,000,000 |
| 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 | 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), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VARIOUS SUPPLIERS - A LIST CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.GOV.UK/GOVERNMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 21 Nov 2018 at 10:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/619da6b6-ffe8-40b0-b5ed-c2b5e3ad0ae0
- 19 Sep 2017 at 17:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39db2e45-4f1c-4b9b-af70-ae502aa54244

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/619da6b6-ffe8-40b0-b5ed-c2b5e3ad0ae0
  21st November 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/39db2e45-4f1c-4b9b-af70-ae502aa54244
  19th September 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/33158885-5d07-47e3-903b-d24b17aef273
  Information for Applicants
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2018-contracts-tender
  Link to 2018 Civil Tenders

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