--- title: "Procurement of the Standard Civil Contract 2024 including Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) from 1 September 2024" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e697f872-3fb2-4923-8ef2-ce848003901d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e697f872-3fb2-4923-8ef2-ce848003901d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e697f872-3fb2-4923-8ef2-ce848003901d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e697f872-3fb2-4923-8ef2-ce848003901d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY" published: "2024-10-03" --- # Procurement of the Standard Civil Contract 2024 including Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) from 1 September 2024 Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e697f872-3fb2-4923-8ef2-ce848003901d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e697f872-3fb2-4923-8ef2-ce848003901d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e697f872-3fb2-4923-8ef2-ce848003901d.json) ## Summary The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has successfully awarded a contract for the delivery of publicly funded civil legal aid services under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract, commencing on 1 September 2024. The procurement process, classified under CPV code 79100000 for 'Legal services', was conducted as an open procedure (below threshold) and has reached the award stage. The services cover various categories of law, including Family, Housing and Debt, Immigration and Asylum, and more, additionally incorporating the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) across 106 areas in England and Wales. The total contract value is £7,781,577 GBP, and the procurement is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Relevant deadlines included the tender submission deadline on 17 October 2023, with the award officially published on 3 October 2024. This tender presents significant opportunities for legal service providers aiming to expand their business operations within the public sector. Firms with expertise in any of the specified categories of law are well-positioned to compete, benefiting from the contractual stability and scope of work offered by the 2024 Standard Civil Contract. Both small and medium enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises can leverage this opportunity to establish or enhance their presence in the legal aid services sector across the United Kingdom, from the North East and North West to London and the South West regions, among others. ## Notice The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") invited Tenders to deliver the publicly funded civil legal aid services, to commence on 1 September 2024 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract ("2024 Contract") in the following Categories of Law: * Family; * Housing and Debt and Welfare Benefits; * Immigration and Asylum (including work at Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs)); * Mental Health; * Community Care; * Claims Against Public Authorities; * Clinical Negligence; * Public Law; * Family Mediation; * Education; and * Discrimination. Alongside tenders for the above Categories of Law, applicants were also able to tender for HLPAS, commencing on 1 September 2024. HLPAS will be delivered in 106 HLPAS Areas across England and Wales. Successful Applicants were required to hold a 2024 Contract which included a specific authorisation to conduct Housing and Debt Contract Work i.e. the delivery of legal aid advice on Housing & Debt matters that are not covered by HLPAS. Applicants must hold a 2024 Contract for the delivery of Housing and Debt work at each Office from which they bid to deliver HLPAS. Applicants must have reviewed the following documents which set out the complete rules of the 2024 procurement process, to be read in the following order: - Selection Questionnaire Invitation to Tender (SQ ITT); - Award ITT; - Category-Specific Information; - HLPAS ITT (to tender for HLPAS work); - HLPAS Specific Information document (to tender for HLPAS work); - 2024 Contract; and - Frequently Asked Questions All Tenders had to be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. The eTendering system can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process) of the LAA website or directly at https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk Late submissions were not considered under any circumstances. It was the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that it submitted a Complete Tender before the Tender Deadline, which was 17 October 2023 at 5pm Additional information: The outcome of the tender is published on the following links below ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b247428-c887-4750-b5b8-998e47758c06 | | 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 | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | 17 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Oct 2024 | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £7,781,577 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £7,781,577 | | 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 | SW1 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, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | MULTIPLE SUPPLIERS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 3 Oct 2024 at 08:34 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b247428-c887-4750-b5b8-998e47758c06 - 3 Oct 2024 at 08:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b247428-c887-4750-b5b8-998e47758c06 - 13 Sep 2023 at 14:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd490f22-4b1b-4ea7-8e21-57e79668b22a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b247428-c887-4750-b5b8-998e47758c06 3rd October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd490f22-4b1b-4ea7-8e21-57e79668b22a 13th September 2023 - 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) Tender documentation - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/additional-procurement-civil-2024-contract-procurement-process The outcome of the tender is published on the following link below - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-loss-prevention-advice-service-hlpas The outcome of the tender is published on the following link below ## 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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