Published date: 13 September 2023

This notice was replaced on 3 October 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 3 October 2024, last edited 3 October 2024)

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

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

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_383878/1257489

Published date

13 September 2023

Closing date

17 October 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

31 August 2025

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 Tenders to deliver the publicly funded civil legal aid services, to commence on 1 September 2024 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract ("2024 Contract") in the following Categories of Law:

· Family;
· Housing and 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; and
· Discrimination.

Alongside tenders for the above Categories of Law, applicants may also tender for HLPAS, commencing on 1 September 2024. HLPAS will be delivered in 106 HLPAS Areas across England and Wales. Successful Applicants will be required to hold a 2024 Contract which includes a specific authorisation to conduct Housing and Debt Contract Work i.e. the delivery of legal aid advice on Housing & Debt matters that are not covered by HLPAS. Applicants must therefore tender for and subsequently obtain and hold a 2024 Contract for the delivery of Housing and Debt work at each Office from which they are bidding to deliver HLPAS.

Applicants must review the following documents which set out the complete rules of the 2024 procurement process and should be read in the following order:

- Selection Questionnaire Invitation to Tender (SQ ITT);
- Award ITT;
- Category-Specific Information;
- HLPAS ITT (to tender for HLPAS work);
- HLPAS Specific Information document (to tender for HLPAS work);
- 2024 Contract; and
- Frequently Asked Questions

All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. The eTendering system can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-2024-contract-procurement-process) of the LAA website or directly at https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk

Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances.

It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that it submits a Complete Tender before the Tender Deadline.

It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure its Tender has been correctly completed to fully and properly represents its tender for the 2024 Contract.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Commissioning

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1 9AJ
England

Email

civiltenders@justice.gov.uk

Website

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