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: UK
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 Immigration Telephone Advice Services (ITA Services) in England and Wales from 1.9.2019
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The LAA ran a procurement to deliver the ITA Services from 1.9.2019. The contract is for a period of 3 years from 1.9.2019 to 31.8.2020.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
190 000.00
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 LAA invited applicants who held an existing legal aid contract to submit a tender for the immigration telephone advice (ITA) Contract (‘the Contract’). The ITA services provide non-means tested telephone-based legal advice on immigration matters to members of the public who are detained in police custody in England and Wales. In the context of this procurement, the LAA awarded a single contract to an applicant who could deliver the ITA services from 1.9.2019 to 31.8.2020. The Contract contains a right for the LAA to extend the Contract from 1.9.2020 for a further period of 9 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Authorisation to undertake Immigration and Asylum work
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Supervisors
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Advisers
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Infrastructure
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Immigration telephone advice contract (‘ITA Contract’ or ‘Contract’) runs from 1.9.2019 to 31.8.2020 with the right for the LAA to extend the Contract from 1.9.2020 for a maximum further 9 months.
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
Restricted 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:
2019/S 047-107902
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Procurement of Immigration Telephone Advice Services (ITA Services) in England and Wales from 1.9.2019
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 10
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: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Optimus Law Ltd
10 New Bartholomew Street
Birmingham
B5 5QS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 190 000.00
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
01/08/2019