--- title: "Procurement of Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from February 2023" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9613bd47-a3cb-4896-a0e6-5b6a826f0a15" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9613bd47-a3cb-4896-a0e6-5b6a826f0a15" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9613bd47-a3cb-4896-a0e6-5b6a826f0a15.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9613bd47-a3cb-4896-a0e6-5b6a826f0a15.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY" published: "2023-02-01" --- # Procurement of Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from February 2023 Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9613bd47-a3cb-4896-a0e6-5b6a826f0a15 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9613bd47-a3cb-4896-a0e6-5b6a826f0a15) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9613bd47-a3cb-4896-a0e6-5b6a826f0a15.json) ## Summary The Legal Aid Agency has initiated a tender process for the procurement of Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services starting from February 2023. The Agency is seeking applicants to deliver services in specific areas such as Kingston upon Thames, Richmond upon Thames, Knowsley, Southampton, and Telford. The deadline for tender submissions is 2 March 2023 at 5pm. Contracts for Housing and Debt services are expected to start from 4 April 2023, while HPCDS contracts will commence on 30 April 2023. The total value of the contracts varies, with Housing and Debt services at £25,001 per procurement area and specific values for HPCDS contracts. This procurement process by the Legal Aid Agency presents opportunities for organisations to bid for contracts to provide legal aid services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations can participate in this open procedure. The contracts offer the chance to deliver crucial legal services in specified regions, supporting the access to justice in the UK. Businesses with expertise in housing, debt, and legal services are well-suited to compete for these contracts and contribute to the provision of essential services in the designated areas. ## Notice The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") has identified the need to increase access to legal aid Housing and Debt Services in specific Housing and Debt Procurement areas and for specific Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes ("HPCDS"). Accordingly, it is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver: a) Housing and Debt services in: - Kingston upon Thames & Richmond upon Thames - Knowsley b) The following HPCDS: - Southampton - Telford Applicants may bid for Housing and Debt Contract Work and/or HPCDS Contract Work through this procurement process. They are not obliged to bid for both Housing and Debt and HPCDS, although they should note that to be eligible to bid for an HPCDS Contract organisations must hold, or successfully bid for as part of this procurement process, a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Housing and Debt Categories of Law. The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 2 March 2023 ("Deadline") All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline. For Housing and Debt The LAA is looking for Applicants who can start delivering Contact Work from 4 April 2023 where possible. But organisations unable to start on 4 April 2023 will be able to tender to start delivering work from a later date. Applicants will be required to state in their Tender when they can start delivering Contract Work from each Office from which they are bidding. Contracts will run until 31 August 2024 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination). Each HPCDS will commence on 30 April 2023 (or the date on which Applicants bid to commence the delivery) and run until 31 October 2023 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination). Additional information: Break down of Contract Values: Southampton HPCDS - PS9, 087 Telford HPCDS - PS2,361 Housing and Debt is PS25,001 for each Procurement Area HPCDS Contract end date is 31 October 2023 Housing and Debt Contract end date is 31 August 2024 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b24d839f-a70c-4e27-a0ab-263a64c44658 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 2 Mar 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2023 - 27 Aug 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £61,450 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | TLD North West (England), TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 1 Feb 2023 at 11:23 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b24d839f-a70c-4e27-a0ab-263a64c44658 - 1 Feb 2023 at 11:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b24d839f-a70c-4e27-a0ab-263a64c44658 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b24d839f-a70c-4e27-a0ab-263a64c44658 1st February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-tender-activity-2023 For information relating to the tender process ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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