Published date: 9 March 2021

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


Closing: 5 November 2020, 9am

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

£4,700,000

Procurement reference

tender_248071/931973

Published date

9 March 2021

Closing date

5 November 2020

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

15 February 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2023

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?

No

Description

The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract ("CLA Contract" or "Contract") to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education and / or Discrimination Categories of Law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA's publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice ("CLA") service.

This Information for Applicants document ("IFA") provides information about the CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract Invitations to Tender ("ITTs"), including how Applicants submit an ITT Response, and the rules governing this stage of the procurement process.

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

- 3 in the Discrimination Category; and
- 3 in the Education Category

In the Discrimination Category, we are seeking to award 3 Contracts of equal size.

In Education, Applicants will be able to bid for a 'Lot' depending on the volume of work they wish to deliver as follows:

- Lot 1 - we are seeking to award 2 Contracts, each delivering 20% of the total volume of Education Contract Work; and
- Lot 2 - we are seeking to award 1 Contract, delivering 60% of the total volume of Education Contract Work.

The LAA reserves the right to award fewer than 3 Contracts in the Education and/or Discrimination Category and/or no Contracts in any one or more Categories.

More information

Links

Additional text

Contracts awarded in the Discrimination category only. No contracts were awarded in Education.

Award information

Awarded date

16 February 2021

Contract start date

15 February 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2023

Total value of contract

£4,700,000

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Citizens Advice Gateshead

Address

The Davidson Building, Swan Street, Gateshead, NE8 1BG

Reference

Companies House number: 2631064

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded in the Discrimination Category of Law

Equality and Employment Law Centre

Address

151 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2AH

Reference

Companies House number: 4946069

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded in the Discrimination Category of Law

Stephensons Solicitors LLP

Address

Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 5BA

Reference

Companies House number: OC322962

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded in the Discrimination category of Law

About the buyer

Contact name

Legal Aid Agency

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

civiltenders@justice.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency