--- title: "Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside from 1 January 2022" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02cb7c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cb7c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cb7c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cb7c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY" published: "2021-11-29" --- # Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside from 1 January 2022 Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cb7c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02cb7c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02cb7c.json) ## Summary The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) initiated a procurement process for Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre, set to commence on 1 January 2022. The tender was published on 22 July 2021, with a submission deadline of 12 noon on 23 August 2021. This tender falls under the legal services industry category and was classified as an open procedure procurement process. Unfortunately, the LAA has since cancelled this procurement due to receiving insufficient compliant tenders to meet the minimum requirements, thus resulting in no awards being made. The cancelled tender for DDAS Services presents a unique opportunity for businesses in the legal sector, particularly those involved in immigration and asylum law. Companies that possess or are willing to acquire a 2018 Standard Civil Contract can leverage this situation to establish a foothold in the market for immigration-related services. Furthermore, firms new to the legal aid sector could potentially participate in future opportunities, especially as the LAA plans to review their procurement strategy to better accommodate service delivery at the Derwentside IRC. ## Notice The LAA invited Applicants to submit a Tender for an IRC Exclusive Schedule under a 2018 Standard Civil Contract to deliver work conducted in an Immigration Removal Centre ("IRC") setting through the Detained Duty Advice Scheme ("DDAS") at the following new IRC; * Derwentside, County Durham. The LAA intended to award IRC Exclusive Schedules to a minimum of 3 organisations but there was no upper limit on the number of organisations that may be awarded IRC Exclusive Schedules under this procurement process. Applicants did not need to be a current legal aid provider to submit a tender, enabling organisations new to legal aid to bid to deliver this work. To have been awarded Contract Work Applicants must: a) Either: * Hold a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; or * Bid for and be awarded a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; and b) meet the Generic Requirements and the Derwentside IRC requirements set out in section 2 of this Information For Applicants document ("IFA"). Organisations solely regulated by OISC were not eligible to bid as they would not be able to meet all the tender requirements. A revised supervisor standard was introduced for this procurement process to ensure the quality of advice provided. This required supervisors to provide additional case examples of common elements of work encountered at IRCs. Applicants who wished to deliver the above service must have submitted a Tender which consisted of a response to the SQ and the Derwentside IRC ITT. This opportunity opened on 22 July 2021. The deadline for submitting a Tender was 12 noon on 23 August 2021. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The LAA invited Applicants to submit a Tender for an IRC Exclusive Schedule under a 2018 Standard Civil Contract to deliver work conducted in an Immigration Removal Centre ("IRC") setting through the Detained Duty Advice Scheme ("DDAS") at the following new IRC; * Derwentside, County Durham. The LAA intended to award IRC Exclusive Schedules to a minimum of 3 organisations but there was no upper limit on the number of organisations that may be awarded IRC Exclusive Schedules under this procurement process. Applicants did not need to be a current legal aid provider to submit a tender, enabling organisations new to legal aid to bid to deliver this work. To have been awarded Contract Work Applicants must: a) Either: * Hold a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; or * Bid for and be awarded a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; and b) meet the Generic Requirements and the Derwentside IRC requirements set out in section 2 of this Information For Applicants document ("IFA"). Organisations solely regulated by OISC were not eligible to bid as they would not be able to meet all the tender requirements. A revised supervisor standard was introduced for this procurement process to ensure the quality of advice provided. This required supervisors to provide additional case examples of common elements of work encountered at IRCs. Applicants who wished to deliver the above service must have submitted a Tender which consisted of a response to the SQ and the Derwentside IRC ITT. This opportunity opened on 22 July 2021. The deadline for submitting a Tender was 12 noon on 23 August 2021. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029617-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | 23 Aug 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Nov 2021 | | Contract period | 21 Jul 2021 - 23 Aug 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,134,167 | | Lots value | £1,134,167 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Unsuccessful | | 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 | TLC14 Durham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 29 Nov 2021 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029617-2021 - 22 Jul 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017422-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-tender-activity-2021 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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