Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from April 2021
Authority: The Legal Aid Agency
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 lotLot #1Education - Lot 1Cancelled
Lot #2Education - Lot 2Cancelled
Lot #3DiscriminationAwarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
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
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0299aaFind 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| 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
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)Mediation body
- Legal Aid AgencyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Citizens Advice GatesheadAwarded supplier
- Equality and Employment Law CentreAwarded supplier
- Stephensons Solicitors LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.