Published date: 1 October 2020
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Legal services - 79100000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£10,900,000
Procurement reference
tender_248071/891790
Published date
1 October 2020
Closing date
5 November 2020
Closing time
9am
Contract start date
1 April 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?
Yes
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.
The LAA is seeking 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 wish to award of 3 Contracts of equal size to 3 separate organisations.
In the Education Category, we wish to award 3 Contracts to 3 separate organisations. 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.
An Applicant may bid in either Lot 1 or in Lot 2. An organisation may not bid in both Education Category Lots.
An Applicant can only be awarded, and hold, one CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract in each Category of Law.
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