Published date: 1 August 2019

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


Closing: 3 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

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

Value of contract

£190,000

Procurement reference

Procurement of Immigration Telephone Advice Services (ITA Services) in England and Wales from 1 Sept

Published date

1 August 2019

Closing date

3 April 2019

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

"The LAA invited applicants who held an existing Legal Aid Contract to submit a tender for the Immigration Telephone Advice (ITA) Contract ("the Contract"). The ITA services provide non-means tested telephone-based legal advice on immigration matters to members of the public who are detained in police custody in England and Wales. In the context of this procurement, the LAA awarded a single contract to an applicant who could deliver the ITA services from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020. The Contract contains a right for the LAA to extend the Contract from 1 September 2020 for a further period of 9 months.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Procurement of Immigration Telephone Advice Services (ITA Services) in England and Wales from 1 September 2019

  • Opportunity
  • Published 4 March 2019

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Award information

Awarded date

31 May 2019

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2020

Total value of contract

£190,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Optimus Law Ltd

Address

10 New Bartholomew Street, Birmingham B5 5QS

Reference

None

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Gemma Jordan

Address

102 Petty France
LONDON
SW1H9AJ
England

Telephone

07469579108

Email

Gemma.Jordan@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk