--- title: "Additional Procurement of the Standard Civil Contract 2024 including Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) from 1 September 2024" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047c9e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-047c9e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-047c9e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-047c9e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY" published: "2024-07-11" --- # Additional 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: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047c9e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-047c9e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-047c9e.json) ## Summary The Legal Aid Agency is inviting tenders for the Additional Procurement of the Standard Civil Contract 2024, which includes the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS) starting from 1 September 2024. The deadline for tender submission is 25 July 2024 at 17:00. The procurement process falls under the legal services category and is open to all organisations meeting the minimum contract requirements. The tender can be accessed electronically and aims to award multiple contracts in areas specified such as Barnstaple, Torquay & Newton Abbot, and Boston, Lincoln. This tender by The Legal Aid Agency offers opportunities to legal service providers and organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service. Businesses meeting the tender requirements can bid for contracts under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract without the requirement to be current legal aid providers. The procurement process involves reviewing specific documents, submitting tenders through the e-tendering system, and ensuring compliance with all requirements before the specified deadline. This open procedure aims to facilitate the engagement of eligible businesses in delivering civil legal aid services effectively. ## 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. All organisations that meet the minimum contract requirements can tender to deliver services under a 2024 contract. You do not need to be a current legal aid provider to tender for this opportunity. All organisations that successfully tender will be awarded a 2024 contract and there is no limit to the number of 2024 contracts that may be awarded under this process. Before submitting a Tender 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 Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure it submits a Complete Tender before the Tender Deadline and ensure its Tender has been correctly completed to fully and properly represent its tender for the 2024 Contract. ### Lot Information Barnstaple, Torquay & Newton Abbott Barnstaple, Torquay & Newton Abbott HLPAS Contract Work Boston, Lincoln Boston, Lincoln HLPAS Contract Work. Additional information: Price will not be assessed as part of this procurement ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021259-2024 | | 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 | 11 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | WESTMINSTER | | 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 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC, TLK4 Devon | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 11 Jul 2024 at 12:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021259-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk - https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk/ - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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