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title: "Education Face to Face Services in England and Wales from Summer 2021"
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# Education Face to Face Services in England and Wales from Summer 2021

Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ad6e1127-e994-4420-9e4b-c88dcfd850d6

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## Summary

The Legal Aid Agency has announced a procurement process for "Education Face to Face Services in England and Wales," set to begin from 1 July 2021 and concluding on 31 August 2022. The tender allows for potential providers to submit proposals until the deadline of 20 May 2021 at 5pm. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, specifically for legal services, with a total budget of £240,448. Service delivery is expected across various regions in the United Kingdom, including North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, and others.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses in the legal services sector, particularly those specialising in educational legal advice. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to participate, especially those capable of handling direct referrals from the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) telephone helpline. Organisations that can provide swift, face-to-face legal consultations will find this tender advantageous for expanding their operations and reach within the legal sector.

## Notice

The LAA opened a procurement opportunity to deliver face to face education legal advice for services to commence as soon as possible in June and no later than 1 July 2021. The LAA was particularly interested in receiving Tenders from organisations who were willing and able to accept direct referrals from the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) telephone helpline on Thursday and/or Friday each week. The deadline for the submission of tenders under this procurement process was 5pm on 20 May 2021. To submit a complete tender under this process organisations must have submitted a response to both: - The Selection Questionnaire (SQ); and - The Invitation To Tender (ITT). Contract documentation was and is still available on the 2018 Standard Civil Contracts page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-civil-contract-2018 Where a successful applicant agreed to accept referrals from the CLA Operator Service the Special Provisions section of the Contract Schedule was amended to reflect this. Tender responses were made online through the e-Tendering system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3cd7216-5f5f-4c21-ac86-876e0980b602 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 20 May 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2021 - 31 Aug 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,448 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £240,448 |
| 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), 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 | 4 |
| Supplier names | HARROW LAW CENTRE; JUST FOR KIDS LAW; LAWSTOP; WATKINS AND GUNN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2021 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3cd7216-5f5f-4c21-ac86-876e0980b602

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d3cd7216-5f5f-4c21-ac86-876e0980b602
  30th July 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-civil-contract-2018
  Contract Documentation

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency

## Provenance

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