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# Specialist Legal Support Panel

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-legal-support-panel-ocds-h6vhtk-03881e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Specialist Legal Support Panel". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £833,333. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £833,333 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03881e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-legal-support-panel-ocds-h6vhtk-03881e#tl-md)

## Description
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is seeking to engage with legal service suppliers who are interested in delivering the Specialist Legal Support Panel requirement which supports the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS). The MoJ is currently proposing to contract a supplier (or suppliers) to deliver this requirement for a duration of up to 15 months with a contract value of approximately £1m.  
HLPAS is a new government initiative launching in Autumn 2023 which expands legal aid provision for those facing the loss of their home to include early telephone legal advice on housing, debt and welfare benefits issues. Currently, legal aid is only available for representation on the day of court proceedings.  
The Specialist Legal Support Panel will provide guidance on casework and will be available to HLPAS suppliers who are delivering the HLPAS initiative and require support on issues related to housing, debt and welfare benefits issues. The panel will be comprised of experts in social welfare law and will provide specialist legal support in two main ways: i) by handling telephone enquiries from HLPAS providers, and ii) by producing and distributing training materials on social welfare law.
Panel members will need to be able to respond to calls from 10am-4pm Monday to Friday for the entire duration of the contract. Payment will be given for a “stand-by” service during this time (i.e. time during which the service is available and accessible with a qualified member of staff ready to answer enquiries), with additional payment for “advice hours” (i.e. time spent responding to enquiries from HLPAS providers).  
This Prior Information Notice is for market engagement purposes only. It does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by MoJ. If MoJ decides to commence any procurement process as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice will be published at the relevant time.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** MoJ is holding a virtual market engagement event on 7th December 2022 at 1PM. 
This event is open to suppliers whose service offering potentially matches MoJ’s requirements for the Specialist Legal Support Panel.
The event will provide potential supp...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033393-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-24T15:37:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:38:43.783Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03881e