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title: "Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme services in England and Wales from 1 October 2018 Exclusive Schedule"
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# Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme services in England and Wales from 1 October 2018 Exclusive Schedule

Buyer: LEGAL AID AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3e51b7bb-d012-4d3d-8a26-852e72ade930

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## Summary

The Legal Aid Agency is initiating a procurement process for the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) services in England and Wales, effective from 1 October 2018. This opportunity aims to secure legal services following the cancellation of the previous 2018 contract procurement on 5 July 2018, due to a judicial review. Interested parties can submit tenders until 7 September 2018, with the contract set to run for an initial period of 12 months, with the possibility of extension for a further year. The contract value is set at £41,000 and will cover service provision in specific courts within the affected areas.

This tender presents a unique opportunity for legal firms, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, to grow their business by offering crucial legal services to the courts. With the procurement method being an open procedure above threshold, it enables a diverse range of applicants to participate, thereby fostering competition and improving service delivery outcomes within the legal sector.

## Notice

On 5 July 2018 the Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") cancelled the 2018 Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme Contract procurement process. It took that decision to give effect to the Administrative Court's decision dated 22 June 2018 (case number CO/5321/2017) in the judicial review proceedings brought by the Law Centres Federation t/as Law Centres Network against the Lord Chancellor. The LAA has already set out its intentions for maintaining Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme ("HPCDS") services for a contingency period (see the LAA's update published at on 6 July on the 'Latest Updates' section of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2018-contracts-tender). This will enable a review of relevant policy and provide the time needed to prepare and run a new procurement exercise for these services. In accordance with its published intentions for contingency arrangements, in July 2018 the LAA offered existing providers of HPCDS services an extension of their current contract for a contingency period. Some existing providers have confirmed that they do not wish to deliver HPCDS services beyond 30 September 2018, when current civil legal aid contracts end. This procurement process has, therefore, been opened to secure services in the HPCDS Schemes affected by existing providers' decisions not to deliver them from 1 October 2018. Under this procurement process, Applicants are invited to submit a Tender for an Exclusive Schedule under a 2013 Standard Civil Contract (as amended) ("HPCDS Contract or Contract") to deliver HPCDS services in specific courts from 1 October 2018 for an initial 12-month period to 30 September 2019 with the right for the LAA to extend the contract from 1 October 2019 for a maximum further 12 months. Additional information: Please note this Award is for the HPCDS Scheme of Chichester Horsham and Worthing only.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09a5d014-f757-4664-8fd9-87b2623cda37 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Sep 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £41,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | E J MOYLE; LEE SYMS LIMITED TRADING AS SWAIN & CO SOLICITORS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2018 at 15:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09a5d014-f757-4664-8fd9-87b2623cda37
- 13 Aug 2018 at 17:44 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f65a2210-73ec-428c-bc6f-7aae5211b092
- 13 Aug 2018 at 17:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f65a2210-73ec-428c-bc6f-7aae5211b092

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09a5d014-f757-4664-8fd9-87b2623cda37
  31st October 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f65a2210-73ec-428c-bc6f-7aae5211b092
  13th August 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2018-contracts-tender
  Civil Contracts Tenders

## Notice URLs

- http://www.moyle.co.uk/
- https://www.swainandco.com/

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