Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-defence-direct-services-from-june-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
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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 (CDD Services) in England and Wales from 1.6.2020
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 respond to this Invitation To Tender (‘ITT’) for the opportunity to be awarded a Police Station Telephone Advice Contract 2020 to deliver CDD Services from 1.6.2020.
The LAA intends to award 1 additional PSTA Contract.
This procurement process is designed to evaluate an applicant’s suitability to contract with us and will procure the Police Station Telephone Advice Contract 2020.
This opportunity opens on 30.1.2020. The deadline for submitting tenders is 9 a.m. on 2.3.2020.
You must read the Information for Applicants (‘IFA’) for this procurement process before submitting your tender. `
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
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 who meet the minimum tender requirements to submit a Tender for a Police Station Telephone Advice Contract 2020 (‘PSTA Contract’ or ‘Contract’) to deliver CDD Services for 12 months from 1.6.2020 to 31.5.2021. The LAA requires 2 CDD providers. There is currently one CDD provider as the second has left the market and as a result the LAA has decided to procure a Contract with another provider to undertake part of the CDD Service as set out in this CDD Procurement Process.
Applicants wishing to deliver the CDD Service under a PSTA Contract must submit a tender consisting of:
(i) a single selection questionnaire (‘SQ’) response; and
(ii) a response to the CDD ITT.
All applicants must submit a response to the SQ, regardless of whether they have previously submitted an SQ Response as part of any previous procurement process.
A complete tender must be submitted. This must be detailed enough (in the LAA’s opinion) to allow the LAA to make an informed selection of the most economically advantageous tender. The available points are split across quality (equating to 40 % of the total points available) and price (60 % of the total points available).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality award criteria 1 — staffing the service
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality award criteria 2 — delivery of a quality service
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality award criteria 3 — capacity planning
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Quality award criteria 4 — implementing the service
/ Weighting: 8
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
350 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/06/2020
End:
31/05/2021
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
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:
02/03/2020
Local time: 09:00
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:
01/06/2020
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
02/03/2020
Local time: 09:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
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
30/01/2020