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Published 7 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

7781577 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Legal Aid Agency·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£7,781,577published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2023awarded 19 Dec 2023
Awarded to Multiple Providers
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Aug 2024 · starts 1 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") invited Tenders to deliver the publicly funded face to face civil legal aid services from 1 September 2023 under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract ("2018 Contract") in the following Categories of Law: - Family - Housing, Debt and Welfare Benefits - Immigration and Asylum (including work at Immigration Removal Centres ("IRCs") - Mental Health - Community Care - Claims Against Public Authorities - Clinical Negligence - Public Law - Family Mediation - Education - Discrimination On 3 October 2022, the LAA confirmed that it would be extending the 2018 Contract to allow current contract holders to continue delivering contracted services until the new end date of 31 August 2024. On 3 November 2022, the LAA confirmed it would offer further opportunities to apply to deliver work under the 2018 Contract extension period. The Contract Work awarded under this procurement process will run from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024. This procurement process was open to: - New Entrants seeking to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services; and - existing Providers who hold a 2018 Contract and who are seeking to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services in additional Categories of Law; and - existing Providers who hold a 2018 Contract and who are seeking to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services from additional offices / Procurement Areas. The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 31 March 2023 ("Deadline"). This notice publishes the outcome of that tender.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1: Procurement of 2018 Contracts for Civil Legal Aid services from 1 September 2023Awarded 1 yr
Contract period: 1 Sept 2023 – 31 Aug 2024 (1 yr)
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 100Price: 100
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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

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
7 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Last source update
19 Dec 2023, 12:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Mar 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037273
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+3 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03aeaa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, WA
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en, wa
Bids opened
31 Mar 2023, 17:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Mar 2023 → 19 Dec 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Mar 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Mar 2023, 17:01 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2023, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    19 Dec 2023, 12:08 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2023, 12:08 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    19 Dec 2023, 12:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,781,5771 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 150
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Multiple ProvidersSMEStandard Civil 2018 Contract£7,781,577 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Standard Civil 2018 Contract · Multiple ProvidersSME

    Signed
    19 Dec 2023
    Value
    £7,781,577
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
150bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Legal Aid Agency

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsOther Publically Funded ServicesGeneral public services 102 Petty France, Westminster, London, SW1H 9AJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionMediation body London
  • Legal Aid AgencyReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Multiple ProvidersAwarded supplier UK, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.