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Published 8 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from April 2021

Official notice

Authority: The Legal Aid Agency

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£4,700,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Feb 2021

Awarded to Citizens Advice Gateshead +2 more

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement 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 intends to award a total of six separate CLA Contracts:

3 in the Discrimination Category; and
3 in the Education Category

CPV: Legal services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Education - Lot 1Cancelled

Delivery: UK · England and Wales

79100000 Legal services

Lot #2Education - Lot 2Cancelled

Delivery: UK · England and Wales

79100000 Legal services

Lot #3DiscriminationAwarded

Delivery: UK · England and Wales

79100000 Legal services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Criterion 1 – Staffing the Service: 22%
Criterion 2 – Delivering a Quality Service: 13%
Criterion 3 – Capacity Planning for the Service: 17%
Criterion 4 – Implementation of the Service: 8%
price: 40%

Published award criteria (5)

Criterion 1 – Staffing the Service: 22
Criterion 2 – Delivering a Quality Service: 13
Criterion 3 – Capacity Planning for the Service: 17
Criterion 4 – Implementation of the Service: 8
Price: 40

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
Last source update: 8 Mar 2021, 22:56 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-004665
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0299aa Find a Tender

Publisher note: No contracts were awarded in the Education Category. The cancellation notice can be found on our website at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/957891/Cancellation_notice_FINAL.pdf

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £4,700,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Feb 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 3 · Discrimination1 award
Citizens Advice GatesheadSME, Equality and Employment Law CentreSME, Stephensons Solicitors LLPSMEjoint award	£4,700,000 †	—	Awarded

2 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Discrimination · Citizens Advice GatesheadSME, Equality and Employment Law CentreSME, Stephensons Solicitors LLPSME
Signed
16 Feb 2021
Value
£4,700,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3 · Discrimination	3bids · 3 electronic	3	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Legal Aid Agency

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsOther publicly funded services 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9AJContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)Mediation body London
Legal Aid AgencyReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Citizens Advice GatesheadAwarded supplier The Davidson Building, Swan Street, Gateshead, North East, NE8 1BG
Equality and Employment Law CentreAwarded supplier 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, North West, 2 2AH
Stephensons Solicitors LLPAwarded supplier Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, North West, WN3 5BA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow this buyer will score bids.The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Procedure terms & legal framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

Official documents & specifications

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).