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
CLA Discrimination
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
On 26.9.2017 the Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) invited tenders to provide the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (“CLA”) Contract Work from 1.9.2018.
Further to the LAA’s announcement on 5.2.2018 that the procurement process for new CLA discrimination services had been cancelled following receipt of insufficient compliant tenders, the LAA is inviting tenders in the Discrimination Category of Law in this procurement process, referred to in this document as the “Supplemental CLA Procurement Process” or “this procurement process”.
Under the Supplemental CLA Procurement Process the LAA is inviting responses from Applicants to its Invitation To Tender (“ITT”) for the delivery of publicly funded civil legal aid services from 1.9.2018 under a 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract (also referred to in this document as “CLA Contract” or “Contract”).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
556 970.00
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
On 26.9.2017 the Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) invited tenders to provide the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (“CLA”) Contract Work from 1.9.2018.
Further to the LAA’s announcement on 5 February 2018 that the procurement process for new CLA discrimination services had been cancelled following receipt of insufficient compliant tenders, the LAA is inviting tenders in the Discrimination Category of Law in this procurement process, referred to in this document as the “Supplemental CLA Procurement Process” or “this procurement process”.
Under the Supplemental CLA Procurement Process the LAA is inviting responses from Applicants to its Invitation To Tender (“ITT”) for the delivery of publicly funded civil legal aid services from 1.9.2018 under a 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract (also referred to in this document as “CLA Contract” or “Contract”)
The LAA intends to award up to a further 4 CLA Contracts in the Discrimination Category as a result of this procurement process. The LAA reserves the right to award fewer than 4 additional contracts.
An Applicant can only be awarded one CLA Contract in the Discrimination Category.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: As per published criteria
/ Weighting: N/A
Cost criterion: As per published criteria
/ Weighting: N/A
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: 2018 Civil Legal Advice (CLA) Discrimination Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Citizens Advice Gateshead
Swan Street Davidson Building
Gateshead
NE8 1BG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 556 970.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 2
Title: 2018 Civil Legal Advice (CLA) Discrimination Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stephensons Solicitors
26 Union Street
Leigh
WN7 1AT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 556 970.00
EUR
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
06/03/2019