Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services in England and Wales from 1 June 2021
Authority: The Legal Aid Agency
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Legal Aid Agency (LAA) invited Applicants to submit a Tender for a Criminal Defence Direct Contract 2021 (“CDD Contract” or “Contract”) to deliver Criminal Defence Direct
(“CDD”) Services from 1 June 2021.
The LAA looked to award a total of two (2) CDD Contracts of equal size to two separate organisations as a result of the procurement.
This notice confirms the awarded contracts as a result of this procurement process.
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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)
- Quality Award Criterion1 - Staffing the Service: 9.74%
- Quality Award Criterion 2- Delivery of a Quality Service: 8.42%
- Quality Award Criterion 3 - Capacity Planning: 15.26%
- Quality Award Criterion 4 – Implementation Plan: 6.58%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality Award Criterion1 - Staffing the Service: 9.74
- Quality Award Criterion 2- Delivery of a Quality Service: 8.42
- Quality Award Criterion 3 - Capacity Planning: 15.26
- Quality Award Criterion 4 – Implementation Plan: 6.58
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008806- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d7Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Johnson PartnershipSMECDD contract 2021 | £3,480,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Watson WoodhouseSMECDD contract 2021 | £34,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CDD contract 2021 · The Johnson PartnershipSME
- Signed
- 6 Apr 2021
- Value
- £3,480,000
- Status
- active
CDD contract 2021 · Watson WoodhouseSME
- Signed
- 6 Apr 2021
- Value
- £34,800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 7 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Dispute ResolutionMediation body
- Legal Aid AgencyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- The Johnson PartnershipAwarded supplier
- Watson Woodhouse LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.