Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Legal Aid Agency
London
SW1H 9AJ
UK
E-mail: civiltenders@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Other publicly funded services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services in England and Wales from 1 June 2021
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting 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 is seeking to award a total of two (2) CDD contracts of equal size to two separate organisations.
An applicant can only be awarded, and hold, one CDD contract. The LAA will not accept variant bids.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 480 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
England and WALES.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting 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 is seeking to award a total of two (2) CDD contracts of equal size to two separate organisations.
An applicant can only be awarded, and hold, one CDD contract. The LAA will not accept variant bids.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1: Staffing the service
/ Weighting: 9.74
Quality criterion: Criterion 2: Delivering a quality service
/ Weighting: 8.42
Quality criterion: Criterion 3: Capacity planning for the service
/ Weighting: 15.26
Quality criterion: Criterion 4: Implementation of the service
/ Weighting: 6.58
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 222-547426
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services in England and Wales from 1 June 2021
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Johnson Partnership
Cannon Courtyard, Long Row
Nottingham
NG1 6JE
UK
NUTS: UKF14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 480 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 2
Title: CDD Contract 2021
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Watson Woodhouse Ltd
York House, 102-108 Borough Road
Middlesborough
TS1 2HJ
UK
NUTS: UKE22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 480 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
70 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1EU
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
UK
E-mail: civiltenders@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/04/2021