--- title: "2024 Further Contracts for Civil Legal Aid services from 1 September 2024" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-baea2bb5-7417-4dab-8657-00cff87e78a3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-baea2bb5-7417-4dab-8657-00cff87e78a3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-baea2bb5-7417-4dab-8657-00cff87e78a3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-baea2bb5-7417-4dab-8657-00cff87e78a3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY" published: "2024-07-11" --- # 2024 Further Contracts for Civil Legal Aid services from 1 September 2024 Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-baea2bb5-7417-4dab-8657-00cff87e78a3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-baea2bb5-7417-4dab-8657-00cff87e78a3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-baea2bb5-7417-4dab-8657-00cff87e78a3.json) ## Summary The Legal Aid Agency is inviting tenders for the delivery of civil legal aid services from 1 September 2024 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract. The deadline for tender submission is 17:00 on 25 July 2024. This procurement opportunity falls under the legal services industry category and is open to businesses located in the East Midlands and South West regions of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the contract period starts from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025. This tender provides an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to compete for contracts to deliver civil legal aid services. Businesses in the legal services industry, particularly those with experience in housing loss prevention advice services, would be well-suited to participate in this tender process. The Legal Aid Agency, serving as the buying organization, aims to award multiple 2024 Contracts while reserving a single schedule for specific areas like Barnstaple, Torquay, Newton Abbot, Boston, and Lincoln. ## Notice The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") is inviting Tenders to deliver the publicly funded civil legal aid services from 1 September 2024 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract ("2024 Contract"). The Tender Deadline is 17:00 on 25 July 2024. Due to the urgent need for contracts to be in place to allow services to commence, the timescale from launch to the deadline for submission of tenders has been set at 14 days. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that it submits a Complete Tender before the Tender Deadline. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure its Tender has been correctly completed to fully and properly represent its tender for the 2024 Contract. Organisations that meet the Tender Requirements to hold a 2024 Contract and successfully Tender will be awarded a 2024 Contract. There is no limit to the number of 2024 Contracts that may be awarded under this process, however, the LAA will award a single Schedule to deliver each of the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service ("HLPAS") Areas. The 2 areas included in HLPAS procurement opportunity will be the following areas only: - Barnstaple, Torquay & Newton Abbot - Boston, Lincoln Organisations do not need to submit a response to this procurement process where they: - have been notified of a successful outcome of their 2024 Standard Civil Contract Tender in Housing and Debt and Welfare Benefits through the eTendering message board; and - are not seeking to deliver Contract Work in Housing and Debt and Welfare Benefits from additional offices/Procurement Areas; and/or - do not wish to deliver HLPAS in Barnstaple, Torquay, Newton Abbot, or Boston, Lincoln. Applicants must review the following documents which set out the complete rules of the 2024 procurement process and should be read in the following order: - SQ ITT FURTHER; - Award ITT FURTHER; - Category-Specific Information; - HLPAS ITT FURTHER (if you wish to tender for HLPAS Contract Work in the 2 areas included in this procurement process); - HLPAS-Specific Information Document (if you wish to tender for HLPAS Contract Work in the 2 areas included in this procurement process); - 2024 Contract; - Procurement process for 2024 Standard Civil Contract from September 2024- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ); and - Additional Procurement: 2024 Standard Civil Contract - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system, accessed through: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process or https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/451850e1-1271-40fd-920b-724198c9af7d | | 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 | 11 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | TLF East Midlands (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 11 Jul 2024 at 13:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/451850e1-1271-40fd-920b-724198c9af7d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/451850e1-1271-40fd-920b-724198c9af7d 11th July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process Standard Civil Contract 2024 including Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) Further Tender documentation ## Notice URLs - https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk - 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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