Tender

Procurement of Housing and Debt Services from 1 October 2023

  • The Legal Aid Agency

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-022467

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ec6b

Published 2 August 2023, 1:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Legal Aid Agency

102 Petty France

Westminster

SW1H 9AJ

Email

civiltenders@justice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region 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-2023

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/web/login.shtml

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 Publically Funded Services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Procurement of Housing and Debt Services from 1 October 2023

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) has identified the need to increase access to legal aid Housing and Debt Services in specific Procurement areas. Accordingly, it is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver Housing and Debt Services in:

1. Walsall

The opportunity to deliver housing and debt services is open to any organisation that can meet the minimum tender requirements. An organisation does not need to be a current legal aid provider to tender for this opportunity.

The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 4 September 2023 (“Deadline”)

All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk.

Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline.

The LAA is looking for Applicants who can start delivering Contact Work from 1 October 2023 where possible. But organisations unable to start on 1 October 2023 will be able to tender to start delivering work from a later date. Applicants will be required to state in their Tender when they can start delivering Contract Work from each Office from which they are bidding. Contracts will run until 31 August 2024 (subject to the LAA’s rights of early termination).

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
  • UKG38 - Walsall
Main site or place of performance

1. Walsall

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) has identified the need to increase access to legal aid Housing and Debt Services in specific Procurement areas. Accordingly, it is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver Housing and Debt Services in:

1. Walsall

The opportunity to deliver housing and debt services is open to any organisation that can meet the minimum tender requirements. An organisation does not need to be a current legal aid provider to tender for this opportunity.

The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 4 September 2023 (“Deadline”)

All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk.

Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline.

The LAA is looking for Applicants who can start delivering Contact Work from 1 October 2023 where possible. But organisations unable to start on 1 October 2023 will be able to tender to start delivering work from a later date. Applicants will be required to state in their Tender when they can start delivering Contract Work from each Office from which they are bidding. Contracts will run until 31 August 2024 (subject to the LAA’s rights of early termination).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 October 2023

End date

31 August 2024

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

Housing and Debt Contracts are £25,001 for 1 Contract in each Procurement Area

Housing and Debt Contract end date is 31 August 2024


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

4 September 2023

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Walloon

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 4 September 2023

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

13 March 2023

Local time

5:01pm


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

SW1H 9AJ

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Legal Aid Agency

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

Country

United Kingdom