Published date: 16 October 2017

Last edited date: 16 October 2017

This notice was replaced on 4 April 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 4 April 2019)

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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

£7,781,577

Procurement reference

Legal Aid Agency - 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract

Published date

16 October 2017

Closing date

10 November 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2021

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

Legal Aid Agency - 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract

Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from 1 September 2018: Civil Legal Advice

The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract ("CLA Contract") to provide the LAA's publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice ("CLA") Contract Work from 1 September 2018 in any of the following Categories of Law:
• Family;
• Housing & Debt (combined);
• Education; and
• Discrimination.

The LAA intends to award a total of 11 separate CLA Contracts:

• 2 contracts in the Family Category;
• 3 contracts in the Housing & Debt Categories;
• 3 contracts in the Education Category; and
• 3 contracts in the Discrimination Category.

An Applicant can only be awarded one CLA Contract in each Category of Law.

More information

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The initial contract period is from 1st September 2018 through to 31st August 2021. The LAA has the option to renew the contract for two further periods of 12 months each up to a maximum of 24 months (1st September 2021 through to 31st August 2023)

About the buyer

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

civiltenders@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2018-contracts-tender