Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France, Westminster
London
SW1H 9AJ
UK
E-mail: Civil.Contracts@Justice.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.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-2020
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
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 HPCDS Services in England and Wales from 1 February 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’) 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
Value excluding VAT:
44 000.00
EUR
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Bedford
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH24
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
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Applicant is a current HPCDS provider
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Applicant is able to deliver HPCDS Services through an office based in the corresponding housing and debt procurement area which has authorisation in the housing and debt categories of law
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Applicant is able to deliver HPCDS services from the 1 February 2021
/ Weighting: 2
Cost criterion: None
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
9 333.33
EUR
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/02/2021
End:
30/09/2021
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
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.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Reading
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ11
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
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Applicant is a current HPCDS provider
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Applicant is able to deliver HPCDS Services through an Office based in the corresponding Housing and Debt Procurement Area which has authorisation in the Housing and Debt Categories of Law
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Applicant is able to deliver HPCDS services from the 1 February 2021
/ Weighting: 2
Cost criterion: None
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
35 333.33
EUR
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/02/2021
End:
30/09/2021
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
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) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/12/2020
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
22/12/2020
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/12/2020
Local time: 17:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
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) 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@justice.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/12/2020