Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-tender-activity-2021
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Other publicly funded services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside from 1 July 2022
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The LAA is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for an IRC Exclusive Schedule under a 2018 Standard Civil Contract to deliver work conducted in an Immigration Removal Centre (“IRC”) setting through the Detained Duty Advice Scheme (“DDAS”) at the following new IRC;
• Derwentside, County Durham.
The LAA intends to award IRC Exclusive Schedules to any organisation who can meet the contract requirements and Applicants bidding to deliver this work must be able to deliver up to 100% of the work falling within the scope of this contract.
Applicants do not need to be a current legal aid provider to submit a tender, enabling organisations new to legal aid to bid to deliver this work. To be awarded Contract Work Applicants must:
a) Either:
• Hold a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; or
• Bid for and be awarded a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; and
b) meet the Generic Requirements and the Derwentside IRC requirements set out in section 2 of this Information For Applicants document (“IFA”).
Organisations solely regulated by OISC may not be eligible to bid as they may not be able to meet all the tender requirements.
A revised supervisor standard has been introduced for this procurement process to ensure the quality of advice provided. This requires supervisors to provide additional case examples of common elements of work encountered at IRCs.
Applicants wishing to deliver the above service must submit a Tender which consists of a response to the SQ and the Derwentside IRC ITT.
This opportunity opens on 24 March 2022. The deadline for submitting a Tender is 12 noon on 25 April 2022.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £366,875
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Main site or place of performance
IRC Derwentside, County Durham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The LAA is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for an IRC Exclusive Schedule under a 2018 Standard Civil Contract to deliver work conducted in an Immigration Removal Centre (“IRC”) setting through the Detained Duty Advice Scheme (“DDAS”) at the following new IRC;
• Derwentside, County Durham.
The LAA intends to award IRC Exclusive Schedules to any organisation who can meet the contract requirements and Applicants bidding to deliver this work must be able to deliver up to 100% of the work falling within the scope of this contract.
Applicants do not need to be a current legal aid provider to submit a tender, enabling organisations new to legal aid to bid to deliver this work. To be awarded Contract Work Applicants must:
a) Either:
• Hold a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; or
• Bid for and be awarded a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law; and
b) meet the Generic Requirements and the Derwentside IRC requirements set out in section 2 of this Information For Applicants document (“IFA”).
Organisations solely regulated by OISC may not be eligible to bid as they may not be able to meet all the tender requirements.
A revised supervisor standard has been introduced for this procurement process to ensure the quality of advice provided. This requires supervisors to provide additional case examples of common elements of work encountered at IRCs.
Applicants wishing to deliver the above service must submit a Tender which consists of a response to the SQ and the Derwentside IRC ITT.
This opportunity opens on 24 March 2022. The deadline for submitting a Tender is 12 noon on 25 April 2022.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Not used / Weighting: 0
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £366,875
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 July 2022
End date
31 December 2022
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Organisations should note that the estimated contract value covers both contract work to be delivered at Derwentside IRC and also Immigration and Asylum Contract work where the LAA awards a contract through this procurement process. The estimated value of the work at Derwentside IRC is £125k and the estimated value of the Immigration and Asylum contract work is £242k. Figures based on maximum term
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
25 April 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
25 April 2022
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
70 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1EU
Country
United Kingdom