Published date: 1 July 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 March 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting, auditing and fiscal services - 79200000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Northern Ireland

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_278369/1083977

Published date

1 July 2022

Closing date

10 March 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 October 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") invited Applicants to tender for a concession contract ("Contract") to administer the LAA's Specialist Quality Mark ("SQM"), from 1 October 2022.

The SQM is the LAA's organisational quality standard designed to ensure that Legal Services Providers are well run and provide good client care. The SQM gives assurance regarding the quality of advice in several ways which, whilst not direct measures of quality are fundamental to reliable delivery of a quality service and therefore are fundamentally important to the delivery of legal aid services. Compliance with the SQM, or equivalent standard (e.g. Lexcel), is a requirement for Legal Services Providers that have, or are seeking to have, a contract with the LAA.

The LAA intends to enter into contract with one (1) organisation to administer the LAA's SQM under a licence. On the LAA's behalf, the Licensee will provide the SQM Services, which include auditing and assessing Legal Services Providers that apply for SQM accreditation.

This notice confirms the outcome of that procurement.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Invitation to Tender for Specialist Quality Mark Services from October 2022

  • Opportunity
  • Published 27 January 2022

Award information

Awarded date

1 July 2022

Contract start date

1 October 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2025

Total value of contract

£2,500,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Recognising Excellence

Address

Unit 3, Twigworth Court Business Centre, Tewkesbury Road, Gloucester GL2 9PG

Reference

Companies House number: 0650609

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Senior Responsible Officer

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

civiltenders@justice.gov.uk