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Published by:: Legal Aid Agency
Authority ID:: AA42947
Publication date:: 08 October 2020
Deadline date:: 05 November 2020
Notice type:: Contract Notice
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Abstract

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.

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Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Legal Aid Agency

London

SW1H 9AJ

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/topic/legal-aid-for-providers/tenders

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 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.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 56 264 773.11 GBP

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

Education — Lot 1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

Main site or place of performance:

England and Wales.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

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

Criteria below:

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.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 240 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/12/2020

End: 31/08/2023

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

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:

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.

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

Criteria below:

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.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 4 960 000.00 EUR

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/12/2020

End: 31/08/2023

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

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Discrimination

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

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

Criteria below:

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.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 4 600 000.00 GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/12/2020

End: 31/08/2023

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 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: 05/11/2020

Local time: 09:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 06/11/2020

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 06/11/2020

Local time: 09:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Legal Aid Agency

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)

70 Fleet Street

London

EC4Y 1EU

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Legal Aid Agency

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

E-mail: civiltenders@legalaid.gsi.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

01/10/2020

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79100000	Legal services	Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from April 2021

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

I.3) Communication

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

I.5) Main activity

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

II.1.2) Main CPV code

II.1.3) Type of contract

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.5) Estimated total value

II.1.6) Information about lots

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

II.2.1) Title

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

II.2.3) Place of performance

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

II.2.11) Information about options

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

Coding

Commodity categories

Delivery locations

Alert region restrictions

About the buyer

Further information