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Official procurement procedure
Face to Face Contract in Education from 1 April 2021
Legal services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: The Legal Aid Agency: "Face to Face Contract in Education from 1 April 2021". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The Legal Aid Agency | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Published history for The Legal Aid Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
11.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 51 active published awards; 51 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Legal Aid Agency | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published21 May 2021, 22:45 BST | Last source update21 May 2021, 22:45 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationLegal services | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02b407 | ||
What is being bought
The Legal Aid Agency (‘LAA’) has awarded authorisation under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract to one
provider. As a result, this provider will be able to undertake face to face Contract Work in the Education
Category of Law from 1 April 2021 in the LAA’s ‘North’ Procurement Area. This contract award notice has been
published for transparency purposes to provide a record of existing departmental contracts.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
21 May 2021, 22:45 BST - Official notice release published
21 May 2021, 22:45 BST - Buyer information updated
21 May 2021, 22:45 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) has awarded authorisation under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract to one provider. As a result, this provider will be able to undertake face to face Contract Work in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021. Background In the Information for Applicants published as part of its recent procurement process for 2021 Civil Legal Advice (“CLA”) contracts, the LAA confirmed the procurement process was for the award of CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contracts in the Category of Education. In order to facilitate self-referrals for Licensed Work the LAA would offer all successful Applicants a Face to Face Contract in the Education Category at the Office from which the Applicant tenders to deliver CLA Contract Work where they do not already hold this. This offer would be made as part of the Contract Award. Contract work awarded This Applicant accepted the offer of a Face to Face Contract in the Education Category of Law. This award means that they will be authorised to undertake Education Contract Work in accordance with the 2018 Standard Civil Contract at the office from which they also deliver Education advice under the 2021 CLA contract. Common with other Education providers delivering advice under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract, this organisation has been awarded: • Authorisation to begin up to 100 Matter Starts per Contract Year (pro rated to 42 Matter Starts for the current Contract Year which ends on 31 August 2021); • Licensed Work authorisation; • Schedule Authorisation; and • Authorisation to use Delegated Functions. The authorisation will take effect on 1 April 2021, to align with the service commencement date for the 2021 CLA contract and will expire at the same time as other categories delivered under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract. Contract documents 2018 Standard Civil Contract documentation is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-civil-contract-2018 Contracting authority The details of the contracting authority are as follows: - The Lord Chancellor, acting in his capacity as the Secretary of State for Justice on behalf of the Ministry of Justice via the Legal Aid Agency, whose head office is situated at 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
21 May 2021, 22:45 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 12 May 2021, 00:00 BST · £66,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Loss Insurance and Legal Services t/a SEN Support Solicitors Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Face to Face Contract in Education from 1 April 2021 £66,000 · signed 12 May 2021, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Legal Aid Agency
Contracting authority GB-FTS-7990Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) has awarded authorisation under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract to one
provider. As a result, this provider will be able to undertake face to face Contract Work in the Education
Category of Law from 1 April 2021.
Background
In the Information for Applicants published as part of its recent procurement process for 2021 Civil Legal
Advice (“CLA”) contracts, the LAA confirmed the procurement process was for the award of CLA Specialist
Telephone Advice Contracts in the Category of Education. In order to facilitate self-referrals for Licensed Work
the LAA would offer all successful Applicants a Face to Face Contract in the Education Category at the Office
from which the Applicant tenders to deliver CLA Contract Work where they do not already hold this. This offer
would be made as part of the Contract Award.
Contract work awarded
This Applicant accepted the offer of a Face to Face Contract in the Education Category of Law.
This award means that they will be authorised to undertake Education Contract Work in accordance with the
2018 Standard Civil Contract at the office from which they also deliver Education advice under the 2021 CLA
contract. Common with other Education providers delivering advice under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract,
this organisation has been awarded:
• Authorisation to begin up to 100 Matter Starts per Contract Year (pro rated to 42 Matter Starts for the current
Contract Year which ends on 31 August 2021);
• Licensed Work authorisation;
• Schedule Authorisation; and
• Authorisation to use Delegated Functions.
The authorisation will take effect on 1 April 2021, to align with the service commencement date for the 2021
CLA contract and will expire at the same time as other categories delivered under the 2018 Standard Civil
Contract.
Contract documents
2018 Standard Civil Contract documentation is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-civil-contract-2018
Contracting authority
The details of the contracting authority are as follows:
- The Lord Chancellor, acting in his capacity as the Secretary of State for Justice on behalf of the Ministry of
Justice via the Legal Aid Agency, whose head office is situated at 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ. |