Published date: 19 December 2023
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
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, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Value of contract
£7,781,577
Procurement reference
tender_353949/1291005
Published date
19 December 2023
Closing date
31 March 2023
Closing time
5pm
Contract start date
1 September 2023
Contract end date
31 August 2024
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 Tenders to deliver the publicly funded face to face civil legal aid services from 1 September 2023 under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract ("2018 Contract") in the following Categories of Law: - Family - Housing, Debt and Welfare Benefits - Immigration and Asylum (including work at Immigration Removal Centres ("IRCs") - Mental Health - Community Care - Claims Against Public Authorities - Clinical Negligence - Public Law - Family Mediation - Education - Discrimination.
On 3 October 2022, the LAA confirmed that it would be extending the 2018 Contract to allow current contract holders to continue delivering contracted services until the new end date of 31 August 2024.
On 3 November 2022, the LAA confirmed it would offer further opportunities to apply to deliver work under the 2018 Contract extension period. The Contract Work awarded under this procurement process will run from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024.
This procurement process was open to: - New Entrants seeking to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services; and - existing Providers who hold a 2018 Contract and who are seeking to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services in additional Categories of Law; and - existing Providers who hold a 2018 Contract and who are seeking to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services from additional offices / Procurement Areas.
The Deadline for submitting Tenders was 5pm on 31 March 2023 ("Deadline")
This notice publishes the outcome of that tender.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Procurement of 2018 Contracts for Civil Legal Aid services from 1 September 2023
- Opportunity
- Published 7 March 2023
Links
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- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-tender-activity-2023
- The outcome of the tender is published on the following link below
Additional text
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The outcome of the tender is published on the following link below
Award information
Awarded date
1 September 2023
Contract start date
1 September 2023
Contract end date
31 August 2024
Total value of contract
£7,781,577
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Multiple suppliers
Address
Information can be found https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-tender-activity-2023
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
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