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 Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from April 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 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract (‘CLA Contract’ or ‘Contract’) to provide specialist telephone advice in the education and/or discrimination categories of law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (‘CLA’) service.
The LAA intends to award a total of six separate CLA Contracts:
• 3 in the discrimination category; and
• 3 in the education category.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Education — Lot 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
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 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract (‘CLA Contract’ or ‘Contract’) to provide specialist telephone advice in the education and/or discrimination categories of law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (‘CLA’) service.
This Information for Applicants document (‘IFA’) provides information about the CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract Invitations to Tender (‘ITTs’), including how applicants submit an ITT Response, and the rules governing this stage of the procurement process.
The LAA intends to award a total of six separate CLA Contracts:
• 3 in the discrimination category; and
• 3 in the education category.
In the discrimination category, we are seeking to award 3 contracts of equal size.
In education, applicants will be able to bid for a ‘Lot’ depending on the volume of work they wish to deliver as follows:
• Lot 1 – we are seeking to award 2 contracts, each delivering 20 % of the total volume of education contract work; and
• Lot 2 – we are seeking to award 1 contract, delivering 60 % of the total volume of education contract work.
The LAA reserves the right to award fewer than 3 contracts in the education and/or discrimination category and/or no contracts in any one or more categories.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1 – staffing the service
/ Weighting: 22
Quality criterion: Criterion 2 – delivering a quality service
/ Weighting: 13
Quality criterion: Criterion 3 – capacity planning for the service
/ Weighting: 17
Quality criterion: Criterion 4 – implementation of the service
/ Weighting: 8
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Education — Lot 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
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 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract (‘CLA Contract’ or ‘Contract’) to provide specialist telephone advice in the education and/or discrimination categories of law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (‘CLA’) service.
This Information for Applicants document (‘IFA’) provides information about the CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract Invitations to Tender (‘ITTs’), including how Applicants submit an ITT Response, and the rules governing this stage of the procurement process.
The LAA intends to award a total of six separate CLA Contracts:
• 3 in the discrimination category; and
• 3 in the education category.
In the discrimination category, we are seeking to award 3 contracts of equal size.
In education, applicants will be able to bid for a ‘Lot’ depending on the volume of work they wish to deliver as follows:
• Lot 1 – we are seeking to award 2 contracts, each delivering 20 % of the total volume of education contract work; and
• Lot 2 – we are seeking to award 1 contract, delivering 60 % of the total volume of education contract work.
The LAA reserves the right to award fewer than 3 contracts in the education and/or discrimination category and/or no contracts in any one or more categories.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1 – staffing the service
/ Weighting: 22
Quality criterion: Criterion 2 – delivering a quality service
/ Weighting: 13
Quality criterion: Criterion 3 – capacity planning for the service
/ Weighting: 17
Quality criterion: Criterion 4 – implementation of the service
/ Weighting: 8
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Discrimination
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
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 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract (‘CLA Contract’ or ‘Contract’) to provide specialist telephone advice in the education and/or discrimination categories of law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (‘CLA’) service.
This Information for Applicants document (‘IFA’) provides information about the CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract Invitations to Tender (‘ITTs’), including how Applicants submit an ITT Response, and the rules governing this stage of the procurement process.
The LAA intends to award a total of six separate CLA Contracts:
• 3 in the discrimination category; and
• 3 in the education category
In the discrimination category, we are seeking to award 3 contracts of equal size.
In education, applicants will be able to bid for a ‘Lot’ depending on the volume of work they wish to deliver as follows:
• Lot 1 – we are seeking to award 2 contracts, each delivering 20 % of the total volume of education contract work; and
• Lot 2 – we are seeking to award 1 contract, delivering 60 % of the total volume of education contract work.
The LAA reserves the right to award fewer than 3 contracts in the education and/or discrimination category and/or no contracts in any one or more categories.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Criterion 1 – staffing the service
/ Weighting: 22
Quality criterion: Criterion 2 – delivering a quality service
/ Weighting: 13
Quality criterion: Criterion 3 – capacity planning for the service
/ Weighting: 17
Quality criterion: Criterion 4 – implementation of the service
/ Weighting: 8
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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 194-470542
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Education — Lot 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Education — Lot 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: 3
Title: Discrimination
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/02/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Citizens Advice Gateshead
The Davidson Building, Swan Street
Gateshead
NE8 1BG
UK
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Equality and Employment Law Centre
151 Dale Street
Liverpool
L2 2AH
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stephensons Solicitors LLP
Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan
Lancashire
WN3 5BA
UK
NUTS: UKD36
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:
: 4 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
No contracts were awarded in the Education Category. The cancellation notice can be found on our website at:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/957891/Cancellation_notice_FINAL.pdf
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
08/03/2021