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Published 21 Feb 2025, 10:50 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service 2025

Official notice

Authority: The Legal Aid Agency

11 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2025
Lots 11see the lot list below
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 10 mo from 1 Sept 2025 · see each lot

What is being bought11 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders to deliver HLPAS from 1 June 2025 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract (“2024 Contract”) for the following HLPAS Areas:

Kidderminster, Redditch, Worcester

Slough

Uxbridge

Winchester

In addition, the LAA is inviting Tenders to deliver HLPAS from 1 September 2025 under the 2024 Contract for the following HLPAS Areas:

Barnsley

Bury St Edmunds

Grimsby

Guildford

Lancaster

Wigan

Wolverhampton

It is a requirement that holders of a HLPAS Schedule hold a 2024 Contract which includes a specific authorisation to conduct Housing and Debt Contract Work (“2024 Housing and Debt Contract”) i.e. the delivery of legal aid advice on Housing & Debt matters that are not covered by HLPAS.

CPV: Legal services

Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure

11 lots · all with a published value (£212,000 together)
Lot #1Barnsley HLPAS Area Yorkshire & Humber 10 moPublished value£11,500

Barnsley HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (10 mo)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Barnsley law courts
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Bury St Edmunds HLPAS Area East of England 1 yr 1 moPublished value£2,000

Bury St Edmunds HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: East of England · Bury St Edmunds Court
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Grimsby HLPAS Area East Midlands 10 moPublished value£21,500

Grimsby HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (10 mo)
Delivery: East Midlands · Great Grimsby Combined Court Centre
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Guildford HLPAS Area South East 10 moPublished value£8,000

Guildford HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (10 mo)
Delivery: South East · Guildford County Court
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Kidderminster, Redditch, Worcester HLPAS Area West Midlands 1 yr 1 moPublished value£31,000

Kidderminster, Redditch, Worcester HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands · Hereford County Court and Family Court and Worcester Combined Court
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Lancaster HLPAS Area North West 10 moPublished value£1,500

Lancaster HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (10 mo)
Delivery: North West · Lancaster Magistrates Court
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Slough HLPAS Area South East 1 yr 1 moPublished value£26,500

Slough HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: South East · Slough County Court and Family Court
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Uxbridge HLPAS Area London 1 yr 1 moPublished value£35,000

Uxbridge HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: London · Uxbridge County Court and Family Court
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Wigan HLPAS Area North West 10 moPublished value£20,000

Wigan HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (10 mo)
Delivery: North West · Wigan County Court and Family Court
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #10Winchester HLPAS Area South East 1 yr 1 moPublished value£5,000

Winchester HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: South East · Winchester Combined Court Centre
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #11Wolverhampton HLPAS Area West Midlands 10 moPublished value£50,000

Wolverhampton HLPAS contract work.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (10 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands · Wolverhampton Combined Court Centre
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Feb 2025, 10:50 GMT
Last source update
21 Feb 2025, 10:50 GMT
Award evaluation window
25 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006591
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE31)East Midlands (UKF30)West Midlands (UKG12)East of England (UKH14)London (UKI74)South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e60c Find a Tender

Publisher note: Any ‘appeals’ will be subject to review by the LAA in the first instance and where necessary referral will be made to CEDR and its staff.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
25 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
cy, en
Bids opened
25 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Feb 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Feb 2025, 10:50 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    25 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    25 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Legal Aid Agency

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9AJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Legal Aid AgencyMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.