--- title: "Procurement of Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from December 2022" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03765e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03765e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03765e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03765e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY" published: "2022-10-17" --- # Procurement of Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from December 2022 Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03765e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03765e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03765e.json) ## Summary The Legal Aid Agency is inviting tenders for the procurement of Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services. The tender covers specific areas such as the City of Kingston upon Hull, Cheshire, Shropshire, South Tyneside, Staffordshire, and Wigan, along with certain HPCDS locations. The deadline for submitting tenders is 7th November 2022 at 12 pm. Contracts are expected to run until 31st August 2024 for Housing and Debt services and until 29th April 2023 for each HPCDS. The procurement process aims to increase access to legal services in these areas. This tender presents an opportunity for legal service providers to expand their business by delivering Housing and Debt services and HPCDS services to the specified areas. Businesses with expertise in legal aid, particularly in the housing and debt categories of law, are suited to compete for this tender. The Legal Aid Agency seeks organisations that can promptly start delivering contract work. The procurement method is an open procedure, and tenders must be submitted electronically by the deadline to be considered. ## Notice The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") has identified the need to increase access to legal aid Housing and Debt Services in specific Housing and Debt Procurement areas and for specific Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes ("HPCDS"). Accordingly, it is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver: a) Housing and Debt services in: * City of Kingston upon Hull * Cheshire * Shropshire * South Tyneside * Staffordshire * Wigan b) The following HPCDS: * Basildon * Crewe * Hull * Medway and Maidstone * Stafford * Walsall Applicants may bid for Housing and Debt Contract Work and/or HPCDS Contract Work through this procurement process. They are not obliged to bid for both Housing and Debt and HPCDS, although they should note that to be eligible to bid for an HPCDS Contract organisations must hold, or successfully bid for as part of this procurement process, a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Housing and Debt Categories of Law. 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 21 days. The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 12pm on 7 November 2022 ("Deadline") All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline. For Housing and Debt The LAA is looking for Applicants who can start delivering Contact Work as quickly as possible. Applicants will be required to state in their Tender when they can start delivering Contract Work from each Office from which they are bidding. Contracts will run until 31 August 2024 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination). Each HPCDS will commence on 1 December (or the date on which Applicants bid to commence the delivery) and run until 29 April 2023 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination). ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") has identified the need to increase access to legal aid Housing and Debt Services in specific Housing and Debt Procurement areas and for specific Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes ("HPCDS"). Accordingly, it is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver: a) Housing and Debt services in: * City of Kingston upon Hull * Cheshire * Shropshire * South Tyneside * Staffordshire * Wigan b) The following HPCDS: * Basildon * Crewe * Hull * Medway and Maidstone * Stafford * Walsall Applicants may bid for Housing and Debt Contract Work and/or HPCDS Contract Work through this procurement process. They are not obliged to bid for both Housing and Debt and HPCDS, although they should note that to be eligible to bid for an HPCDS Contract organisations must hold, or successfully bid for as part of this procurement process, a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Housing and Debt Categories of Law. 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 21 days. The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 12pm on 7 November 2022 ("Deadline") All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline. For Housing and Debt The LAA is looking for Applicants who can start delivering Contact Work as quickly as possible. Applicants will be required to state in their Tender when they can start delivering Contract Work from each Office from which they are bidding. Contracts will run until 31 August 2024 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination). Each HPCDS will commence on 1 December (or the date on which Applicants bid to commence the delivery) and run until 29 April 2023 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029196-2022 | | 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 | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 7 Nov 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 | | 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 | Active | | 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 | TLC22 Tyneside, TLD3 Greater Manchester, TLD6 Cheshire, TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of, TLG West Midlands (England), TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire, TLG38 Walsall, TLH3 Essex, TLJ41 Medway, TLJ46 West Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 17 Oct 2022 at 14:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029196-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-tender-activity-2022 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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