Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from April 2021.
Authority: The Legal Aid Agency·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) invited Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract (“CLA Contract” or “Contract”) to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (“CLA”) Service.
Applicants wishing to deliver Education Services under a CLA Contract had to submit a response to the Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) and the Education Category Invitation To Tender ("ITT").
Further information on the tender can be found here:www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗
This notice is to publish the contracts awarded as a result of this procurement.
CPV: Legal services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · 3 with a published value (£21,600,000 together)Applies to lots 2, 4, 5.
he 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 Category 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 up to 5 CLA Contracts in the Education Category.
An Applicant can only be awarded, and hold, one CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract in each Category of Law
Lot #1Awarded UKLot estimate not published
Lot #2 North East, North West +8Published value£7,200,000
Lot #3The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2021… North East, North West +8Lot estimate not published
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 Category 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 up to 5 CLA Contracts in the Education Category.
An Applicant can only be awarded, and hold, one CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract in each Category of Law
Lot #4 North East, North West +8Published value£7,200,000
Lot #5 North East, North West +8Published value£7,200,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 5 Feb 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Feb 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009490- Accelerated
Due to the urgent need for contracts to be in place to allow service continuity from 1 April 2021, the timescale from launch to the deadline for submission of tenders has been set at 20
calendar days after the date of publication.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0290dfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Feb 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Feb 2021, 17:02 GMT
Timeline
25 Feb 2021 → 30 Apr 2021 · 5 dates- Submission deadline25 Feb 2021, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Feb 2021, 17:02 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until25 Feb 2021, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2021- Status changed to complete30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) invited Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2021 Civil…2 awards | |||
| Coram Children's Legal CentreSMECivil Legal Advice Contract to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021 | £1,415,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Loss Insurance and Legal Services t/a SEN Support SolicitorsSMECivil Legal Advice Contract to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021 | £2,360,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Civil Legal Advice Contract to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021 · Coram Children's Legal CentreSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2021
- Value
- £1,415,000
- Status
- active
Civil Legal Advice Contract to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021 · Loss Insurance and Legal Services t/a SEN Support SolicitorsSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2021
- Value
- £2,360,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) invited Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2021 Civil… | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Dispute ResolutionMediation body
- Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)Mediation body
- Legal Aid AgencyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Coram Children’s Legal CentreAwarded supplier
- 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.