Official UK procurement notice
Face to Face Contract in Education from 1 April 2021
Authority: The Legal Aid Agency
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Legal Aid Agency (‘LAA’) has awarded authorisation under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract to one
provider. As a result, this provider will be able to undertake face to face Contract Work in the Education
Category of Law from 1 April 2021 in the LAA’s ‘North’ Procurement Area. This contract award notice has been
published for transparency purposes to provide a record of existing departmental contracts.
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) has awarded authorisation under the 2018 Standard Civil…Awarded
The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) has awarded authorisation under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract to one
provider. As a result, this provider will be able to undertake face to face Contract Work in the Education
Category of Law from 1 April 2021.
Background
In the Information for Applicants published as part of its recent procurement process for 2021 Civil Legal
Advice (“CLA”) contracts, the LAA confirmed the procurement process was for the award of CLA Specialist
Telephone Advice Contracts in the Category of Education. In order to facilitate self-referrals for Licensed Work
the LAA would offer all successful Applicants a Face to Face Contract in the Education Category at the Office
from which the Applicant tenders to deliver CLA Contract Work where they do not already hold this. This offer
would be made as part of the Contract Award.
Contract work awarded
This Applicant accepted the offer of a Face to Face Contract in the Education Category of Law.
This award means that they will be authorised to undertake Education Contract Work in accordance with the
2018 Standard Civil Contract at the office from which they also deliver Education advice under the 2021 CLA
contract. Common with other Education providers delivering advice under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract,
this organisation has been awarded:
- Authorisation to begin up to 100 Matter Starts per Contract Year (pro rated to 42 Matter Starts for the current
Contract Year which ends on 31 August 2021);
- Licensed Work authorisation;
- Schedule Authorisation; and
- Authorisation to use Delegated Functions.
The authorisation will take effect on 1 April 2021, to align with the service commencement date for the 2021
CLA contract and will expire at the same time as other categories delivered under the 2018 Standard Civil
Contract.
Contract documents
2018 Standard Civil Contract documentation is available at:
www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗
Contracting authority
The details of the contracting authority are as follows:
- The Lord Chancellor, acting in his capacity as the Secretary of State for Justice on behalf of the Ministry of
Justice via the Legal Aid Agency, whose head office is situated at 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2021, 22:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011413- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b407Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) has awarded authorisation under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract to one
provider. As a result, this provider will be able to undertake face to face Contract Work in the Education
Category of Law from 1 April 2021.
Background
In the Information for Applicants published as part of its recent procurement process for 2021 Civil Legal
Advice (“CLA”) contracts, the LAA confirmed the procurement process was for the award of CLA Specialist
Telephone Advice Contracts in the Category of Education. In order to facilitate self-referrals for Licensed Work
the LAA would offer all successful Applicants a Face to Face Contract in the Education Category at the Office
from which the Applicant tenders to deliver CLA Contract Work where they do not already hold this. This offer
would be made as part of the Contract Award.
Contract work awarded
This Applicant accepted the offer of a Face to Face Contract in the Education Category of Law.
This award means that they will be authorised to undertake Education Contract Work in accordance with the
2018 Standard Civil Contract at the office from which they also deliver Education advice under the 2021 CLA
contract. Common with other Education providers delivering advice under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract,
this organisation has been awarded:
- Authorisation to begin up to 100 Matter Starts per Contract Year (pro rated to 42 Matter Starts for the current
Contract Year which ends on 31 August 2021);
- Licensed Work authorisation;
- Schedule Authorisation; and
- Authorisation to use Delegated Functions.
The authorisation will take effect on 1 April 2021, to align with the service commencement date for the 2021
CLA contract and will expire at the same time as other categories delivered under the 2018 Standard Civil
Contract.
Contract documents
2018 Standard Civil Contract documentation is available at:
www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗
Contracting authority
The details of the contracting authority are as follows:
- The Lord Chancellor, acting in his capacity as the Secretary of State for Justice on behalf of the Ministry of
Justice via the Legal Aid Agency, whose head office is situated at 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loss Insurance and Legal Services t/a SEN Support SolicitorsSME | £66,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Face to Face Contract in Education from 1 April 2021 · Loss Insurance and Legal Services t/a SEN Support SolicitorsSME
- Signed
- 12 May 2021
- Value
- £66,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Dispute ResolutionMediation body
- Legal Aid AgencyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Loss Insurance and Legal Services t/a SEN Support SolicitorsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.