Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
UK
E-mail: civiltenders@justice.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
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/crime-contract-2022-tender
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk
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 Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2022
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 Tenders for the delivery of publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022 under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract (“Crime Contract”).
Applicants may tender to carry out Contract Work in the following Classes of Work at each Office from which they wish to deliver Contract Work:
• Criminal Investigations and Criminal Proceedings (this includes Appeals and Reviews); and/or
• Prison Law (this includes Appeals and Reviews); or
• Appeals and Reviews only
The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 30 November 2021 (“Deadline”)
All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk.
Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline.
Crime Contracts will run for a period of one year from the Contract Start Date (subject to rights of early termination and the LAA’s right to extend for up to a further two years).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 800 000 000.00
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:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
England and Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders for the delivery of publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022 under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract (“Crime Contract”).
Applicants may tender to carry out Contract Work in the following Classes of Work at each Office from which they wish to deliver Contract Work:
• Criminal Investigations and Criminal Proceedings (this includes Appeals and Reviews); and/or
• Prison Law (this includes Appeals and Reviews); or
• Appeals and Reviews only
The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 30 November 2021 (“Deadline”)
All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk.
Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline.
Crime Contracts will run for a period of one year from the Contract Start Date (subject to rights of early termination and the LAA’s right to extend for up to a further two years).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Not used
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2022
End:
30/09/2023
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Organisations should note that the estimated contract value is based on the maximum possible length of the contract i.e. one year initial term and possible two year extension.
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:
30/11/2021
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
30/11/2021
Local time: 17:01
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
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
70 Fleet Street
London
EC4Y 1EU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/10/2021