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 Civil Legal Aid Services from Autumn 2019
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 responses from applicants to its invitations to tender (‘ITTs’) for the delivery of publicly funded civil legal aid services from Autumn 2019 under the following contracts:
— 2018 Standard Civil Contract (‘Face to Face Contract’) in education and discrimination and
— 2018 Specialist Telephone Advice Contract for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) in education, discrimination and housing and debt(‘CLA Contract’).
Applicants must ensure that they complete the Selection Questionnaire for 2019 contracts for civil legal aid services, in addition to a response to the relevant invitation(s) to tender (‘ITT(s)’) for the civil legal aid services the applicant wishes to deliver under the 2018 Contracts.
This opportunity opens on 11.6.2019. The deadline for submitting a response is 9.00 a.m. on 10.7.2019.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
9 999 999 999 999.99
EUR
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Face to Face Contract ITT for 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 respond to this ITT for the opportunity to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services from 1.9.2019 for the Face to Face Contract for discrimination.
This procurement process is designed to evaluate an applicant's suitability to contract with us and will procure the:
— 2018 Standard Civil Contract (‘Face to Face Contract’).
This opportunity opens on 11.6.2019. The deadline for submitting a Tenders is 9.00 a.m. on 10.7.2019.
In addition to submitting a response to the Selection Questionnaire, applicants wishing to deliver discrimination services must respond to this ITT and subsequently be awarded a Face to Face Contract for this work.
You must read the information for applicants (IFA) documents for both the Selection Questionnaire and the Face to Face invitation to tender before submitting your response.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Face to Face Contract ITT for Education
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 respond to this ITT for the opportunity to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services from 1.9.2019 for the Face to Face Contract for Education.
This procurement process is designed to evaluate an applicant's suitability to contract with us and will procure the:
— 2018 Standard Civil Contract (‘Face to Face Contract’).
This opportunity opens on 11.6.2019. The deadline for submitting a Selection Questionnaire response is 9.00 a.m. on 10.7.2019.
In addition to submitting a response to the Selection Questionnaire, applicants wishing to deliver education services must respond to this ITT and subsequently be awarded a Face to Face Contract for this work.
You must read the Information For Applicants (IFA) documents for both the Selection Questionnaire and the Face to Face invitation to tender before submitting your response.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
CLA Contract ITT for 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 responses from applicants to its invitations to tender (‘ITT’) for a 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract to provide the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice Contract Work from 1.9.2019 in the discrimination category.
This procurement process is designed to evaluate the applicant’s suitability to contract with us and will procure the:
— 2018 specialist telephone advice contract for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) (‘CLA Contract’).
This opportunity opens on 11.6.2019. The deadline for submitting tenders is 9.00 a.m. on 10.7.2019.
In addition to submitting a response to the Selection Questionnaire, applicants wishing to deliver CLA services in discrimination must respond to this ITT and subsequently be awarded a specialist telephone advice contract for this work. You must read the Information For Applicants (‘IFA’) document for both the Selection Questionnaire and the CLA discrimination ITT before submitting your tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
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: 4
II.2.1) Title
CLA Contract ITT for Education
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 responses from applicants to its invitations to tender (‘ITT’) for a 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract to provide the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice Contract Work from 1.9.2019 in the education category.
This procurement process is designed to evaluate the applicant’s suitability to contract with us and will procure the:
— 2018 specialist telephone advice contract for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) (‘CLA Contract’).
This opportunity opens on 11.6.2019. The deadline for submitting tenders is 9.00 a.m. on 10.7.2019.
In addition to submitting a response to the Selection Questionnaire, applicants wishing to deliver CLA services in education must respond to this ITT and subsequently be awarded a specialist telephone advice contract for this work. You must read the Information For Applicants (‘IFA’) document for both the Selection Questionnaire and the CLA education ITT before submitting your tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
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: 5
II.2.1) Title
CLA Contract ITT for Housing and Debt
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 responses from applicants to its invitations to tender (‘ITT’) for a 2018 Civil Legal Advice Contract to provide the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice Contract Work from 1.9.2019 in the housing and debt category.
This procurement process is designed to evaluate the applicant’s suitability to contract with us and will procure the:
— 2018 specialist telephone advice contract for Civil Legal Advice (CLA) (‘CLA Contract’).
This opportunity opens on 11.6.2019. The deadline for submitting tenders is 9.00 a.m. on 10.7.2019.
In addition to submitting a response to the Selection Questionnaire, applicants wishing to deliver CLA services in housing and debt must respond to this ITT and subsequently be awarded a specialist telephone advice contract for this work. You must read the Information For Applicants (‘IFA’) document for both the Selection Questionnaire and the CLA housing and debt ITT before submitting your tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
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:
2019/S 113-277536
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Face to Face Contract ITT for Discrimination
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 19
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 19
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: 19
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
various providers
Various
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-legal-aid-services-from-september-2019
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:
: 9 999 999 999 999.99
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Face to Face Contract ITT for Education
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
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: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Various providers
Various
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-legal-aid-services-from-september-2019
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:
: 9 999 999 999 999.99
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: 3
Title: CLA Contract ITT for Discrimination
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Merseyside Employment Law
151 Dale Street
Liverpool
L2 2AH
UK
NUTS: UKD72
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:
: 928 285.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Contract No: 4
Title: CLA Contract ITT for Education
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
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: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Simpson Millar Solicitors
21-27 St Paul's Street
Leeds
LS1 2JG
UK
NUTS: UKE42
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:
: 415 975.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 5
Contract No: 5
Title: CLA Contract ITT for Housing and Debt
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
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
14/11/2019