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2027 Peer Reviewer Procurement Process

Buyer: Legal Aid Agency →

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BuyerLegal Aid Agency
StatusClosed
Deadline26 Jun 2026
Value£5,000,000
Published29 May 2026

What is being bought

Appointment of suitably qualified legal professionals to provide independent peer review services, assessing the quality of legal aid casework and supporting the Legal Aid Agency’s commitment to driving performance, quality assurance, and value for money.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Legal services 79100000Internal audit services 79212200

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£5,000,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 28 Feb 2037

Award criteria
Quality criteria — See application guide https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2027-peer-reviewer-contract-procurement-process

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Internal audit services, Legal servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 79. The category anchor is Legal services (79100000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 794,1253 median · 33.6 average (1,087 of 4,125 with a bid count)2.8 average (1,221 of 4,125 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer4Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1,1154 median · 69 average (282 of 1,115 with a bid count)4.7 average (336 of 1,115 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)3437 median · 9.5 average (4 of 343 with a bid count)2.5 average (4 of 343 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleServices under this contract may only be delivered by individuals already operating under a Legal Aid contract. As a result the contract is unlikely to have wider market appeal.
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06a74f
Latest release ID050597-2026
Latest release timestampFri May 29 2026 08:13:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050597-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-06-26T17:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-06-12T23:59:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2027-01-01T23:59:59+00:00
Submission method detailsHow to Apply Applicants must submit a complete tender via two platforms: 1) Central Digital Platform (CDP) for supplier registration and core information, and 2) LAA e-Tendering System for the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Response. https://legalaid.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£5,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 May 2026tender050597-2026
28 May 2026planning050179-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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