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7 March 2023 Procurement process opens for 2018 Civil Contracts from 1 September 2023
A tender for additional work under the 2018 Standard Civil Contract starting on 1 September 2023 has opened today for the following categories of law:
- family
- housing, debt and welfare benefits
- immigration and asylum, including work at immigration removal centres (IRCs)
- mental health
- community care
- claims against public authorities
- clinical negligence
- public law
- family mediation
- education
- discrimination
This tender is open to:
- new entrants seeking to deliver face to face civil legal aid services
- existing providers who hold a 2018 contract and are seeking to deliver face to face civil legal aid services in additional categories of law
- existing providers holding a 2018 contract who are seeking to deliver face to face civil legal aid services from additional offices/procurement areas
Providers currently holding a 2018 Standard Civil Contract who are not seeking additional contract work do not need to complete a tender application. However, providers do need to respond accepting the email extension offer the LAA sent on 2 March. This will allow them to continue delivering services from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024.
Tenders must be submitted using the LAAs eTendering system and must be submitted by 5pm on 31 March 2023.
Applicant may submit any questions they have via eTendering by 11.59pm on 15 March 2023. Answers will be published in the week beginning 20 March 2023.