Legal Aid Tender for HPCDS in England and Wales
The Legal Aid Agency has identified the need to increase access to legal aid in specific Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes in England and Wales.
United Kingdom-London: Legal services
2020/S 237-586979
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: 102 Petty France, Westminster
Town: London
NUTS code: UKI32 Westminster
Postal code: SW1H 9AJ
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: Civil.Contracts@Justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Procurement of HPCDS Services in England and Wales from 1 February 2021
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The Legal Aid Agency (‘LAA’) has identified the need to increase access to legal aid in specific Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes (‘HPCDS’) in England and Wales. It is inviting applicants to submit a tender for an exclusive schedule under a 2013 standard civil contract (as amended) (‘HPCDS Contract or Contract’) to deliver the services at the following HPCDS, which were previously funded through non-legal aid agency contracts:
• Bedford,
• Reading.
The LAA is offering one contract in each of the HPCDS listed above.
Due to the urgent need for contracts to be in place to allow services to commence, the timescale from launch to the deadline for submission of tenders has been set at 20 days.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
Bedford
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
A new tender opportunity for HPCDS services has opened. The deadline for submitting tenders is 5 p.m. 21 December 2020.
The LAA is inviting applicants to submit a tender for an exclusive schedule under a 2013 standard civil contract (as amended) (‘HPCDS Contract or Contract’) to deliver services at the following HPCDS:
• Bedford.
The LAA is offering one contract in this scheme.
This opportunity is open to all 2018 standard civil contract holders currently delivering housing and debt services and is not limited to current HPCDS providers.
The deadline for submitting tenders is 5 p.m. 21 December 2020 (‘Deadline’).
Further information on this procurement process including the requirements applicants will need to meet can be found in the relevant Information for applicants (IFA) document.
All tenders must be submitted using the Bravo e-Tendering system, accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at: https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk
Due to the urgent need for contracts to be in place to allow services to commence, the timescale from launch to the deadline for submission of tenders has been set at 20 days.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Where more than one applicant is tied the LAA will consider the tied applicants’ responses to the two Tie Break questions in accordance with paragraph 6.14 and award the contract to the applicant that achieves the highest score for the Tie Break.
II.2.1)Title:
Reading
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
A new tender opportunity for HPCDS services has opened. The deadline for submitting tenders is 5 p.m. 21 December 2020.
The LAA is inviting applicants to submit a tender for an exclusive schedule under a 2013 standard civil contract (as amended) (‘HPCDS Contract or Contract’) to deliver services at the following HPCDS:
• Reading.
The LAA is offering one contract in this Scheme.
This opportunity is open to all 2018 standard civil contract holders currently delivering housing and debt services and is not limited to current HPCDS providers.
The deadline for submitting tenders is 5 p.m. 21 December 2020 (‘Deadline’).
Further information on this procurement process including the requirements applicants will need to meet can be found in the relevant Information for Applicants (IFA) document.
All tenders must be submitted using the Bravo e-Tendering system, accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at: https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk.
Due to the urgent need for contracts to be in place to allow services to commence, the timescale from launch to the deadline for submission of tenders has been set at 20 days.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Where more than one applicant is tied the LAA will consider the tied applicants’ responses to the two Tie Break questions in accordance with paragraph 6.14 and award the contract to the applicant that achieves the highest score for the Tie Break.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Due to the urgent need for contracts to be in place to allow services to commence, the timescale from launch to the deadline for submission of tenders has been set at 20 days.
VI.4.1)Review body
Postal address: 102 Petty France
Town: London
Postal code: SW1H 9AJ
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Postal address: 70 Fleet Street
Town: London
Postal code: EC4Y 1EU
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal address: 102 Petty France
Town: London
Postal code: SW1H 9AJ
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: civiltenders@justice.gov.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: