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title: "Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from April 2021"
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# Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from April 2021

Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e43d277b-bb3c-46bd-9640-a38e8252fe04

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## Summary

The Legal Aid Agency is inviting tenders for the procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales, specifically for Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education and Discrimination categories of law. This open procurement process is set to commence on 1 April 2021, with the tender submission deadline on 5 November 2020. The total value of the contracts is £10,900,000, and the initiative is classified under legal services within the services category. Bidders can apply for one of six separate contracts, divided into specific lots based on the volume of work to be delivered.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to expand their businesses within the legal sector. Companies specialising in legal services, particularly those with expertise in education and discrimination law, would be well-positioned to compete effectively for these contracts. By delivering specialist telephone advice, successful bidders can establish themselves in a significant area of public service provision, enhancing their profiles and potential for future contracts.

## Notice

The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract ("CLA Contract" or "Contract") to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education and / or Discrimination Categories of Law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA's publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice ("CLA") service. The LAA is seeking to award a total of six separate CLA Contracts: - 3 in the Discrimination Category; and - 3 in the Education Category In the Discrimination Category, we wish to award of 3 Contracts of equal size to 3 separate organisations. In the Education Category, we wish to award 3 Contracts to 3 separate organisations. Applicants will be able to bid for a 'Lot' depending on the volume of work they wish to deliver as follows: - Lot 1 - we are seeking to award 2 Contracts, each delivering 20% of the total volume of Education Contract Work; and - Lot 2 - we are seeking to award 1 Contract, delivering 60% of the total volume of Education Contract Work. An Applicant may bid in either Lot 1 or in Lot 2. An organisation may not bid in both Education Category Lots. An Applicant can only be awarded, and hold, one CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract in each Category of Law.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a13e25ca-0935-4d36-8d15-c0163b019cdc |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Nov 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,900,000 |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2020 at 16:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a13e25ca-0935-4d36-8d15-c0163b019cdc

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a13e25ca-0935-4d36-8d15-c0163b019cdc
  1st October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specialist-telephone-advice-in-education-and-discrimination-from-april-2021
  GOV.UK website

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