Civil tender activity 2022
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14 December 2022 - Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from February 2023 procurement processes open
We are inviting tenders to deliver housing and debt contract work from 1 February 2023 until 31 August 2024 in the West Sussex procurement area.
The opportunity to deliver housing and debt services is open to any organisation that can meet the minimum tender requirements. An organisation does not need to be a current legal aid provider to tender for this opportunity.
We would like organisations to deliver work from 1 February 2023 where possible. But organisations unable to start on 1 February 2023 will be able to tender to start delivering work from a later date.
There is no limit to the number of contracts that can be awarded to deliver housing and debt services in a procurement area.
Applicants can bid to deliver housing and debt services in a procurement area through an office that is either a:
- permanent presence in the procurement area, or
- part-time presence in the procurement area
We are also inviting tenders to deliver services in the following Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) areas from 1 February 2023 until 31 October 2023:
- Horsham and Worthing
- Liverpool
Services will start on 1 February 2023. However, organisations unable to deliver work from on 1 February can tender to start delivering work from a later date.
Organisations may bid for housing and debt contract work and/or HPCDS contract work through this procurement process. They are not required to bid for both housing and debt and HPCDS.
However, organisations bidding for an HPCDS contract must hold, or successfully bid for as part of this procurement process, a 2018 Standard Civil Contract. This needs to include authorisation in the housing and debt categories of law.
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is seeking to award one contract for each of the HPCDS areas listed above.
How to apply
Tenders must be submitted using the LAA’s eTendering system
Tender deadline
The tender opens on 14 December 2022 and closes at 5pm on 12 January 2023
Previous Updates
22 November 2022 - Publication of a notice to amend the HPCDS Services in England and Wales from 19 December 2022 Information for Applicants
We have today issued an amendment notice to the HPCDS Services in England and Wales from 19 December 2022 Information For Applicants (‘IFA’).
This notice and amended version of the IFA can be found in the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page.
Applicants are required to refer to IFA Version 2 when preparing their Tender.
9 November 2022 – HPCDS Services from 19 December procurement process opens
A new procurement opportunity has opened for the Dartford Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme.
The deadline for the submission of tenders under this procurement process is 5pm on 30 November 2022
The LAA is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for an Exclusive Schedule under a 2013 Standard Civil Contract (as amended) (“HPCDS Contract or Contract”) to deliver the Dartford Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS).
The LAA is offering one Contract for this HPCDS.
This opportunity is open to all 2018 Standard Civil Contract holders currently delivering housing and debt services and is not limited to current HPCDS providers.
The Information for Applicants (IFA) document is available in the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page. The IFA provides full details about the procurement process, including the requirements that Applicants must meet.
Contract documentation is available on the Standard Civil Contract HPCDS 2013 page.
Tender responses must be made online through the e-Tendering system.
A helpline has been set up to support you if you have technical problems with the e-Tendering system: help@bravosolutions.co.uk; 0800 069 8630.
If you have any questions about the procurement process or the content of the IFA document, these must be raised through the e-Tendering system by 23:59 on 16 November 2022.
Questions of wider interest will be collated and answered through a frequently asked questions document which will be published on this webpage during the week commencing 21 November 2022.
27 October 2022 - Publication of a notice to amend the Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services in England and Wales from December 2022 Information for Applicants
We have today issued an amendment notice to the Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services in England and Wales from December 2022 Information For Applicants (‘IFA’).
This notice and amended version of the IFA can be found in the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page.
Applicants are required to refer to IFA Version 2 when preparing their Tender.
17 October 2022 - Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from December 2022 procurement processes open
We are inviting tenders to deliver housing and debt contract work from 1 December 2022 until 31 August 2024 in the following procurement areas:
- City of Kingston upon Hull
- Cheshire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- South Tyneside
- Wigan
The opportunity to deliver housing and debt services is open to any organisation that can meet the minimum tender requirements. An organisation does not need to be a current legal aid provider to tender for this opportunity.
We would like organisations to deliver work from 1 December 2022 where possible. But organisations unable to start on 1 December will be able to tender to start delivering work from a later date.
There is no limit to the number of contracts that can be awarded to deliver housing and debt services in a procurement area.
Applicants can bid to deliver housing and debt services in a procurement area through an office that is either a:
- permanent presence in the procurement area, or
- part-time presence in the procurement area
We are also inviting tenders to deliver services in the following Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) areas from 1 December 2022 until 29 April 2023:
- Basildon
- Crewe
- Hull
- Medway and Maidstone
- Stafford
- Walsall
Services will start on 1 December 2022. However, organisations unable to deliver work from on 1 December can tender to start delivering work from a later date.
Organisations may bid for housing and debt contract work and/or HPCDS contract work through this procurement process. They are not required to bid for both housing and debt and HPCDS.
However, organisations bidding for an HPCDS contract must hold, or successfully bid for as part of this procurement process, a 2018 Standard Civil Contract. This needs to include authorisation in the housing and debt categories of law.
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is seeking to award one contract for each of the HPCDS areas listed above.
How to apply
Tenders must be submitted using the LAA’s eTendering system
Tender deadline
The tender opens on 17 October 2022 and closes at noon on 7 November 2022.
27 July 2022 - Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from Autumn 2022 procurement processes open
A new tender opportunity has opened for Housing and Debt services in 7 areas and HPCDS services in 5 areas.
The deadline for submitting tenders for this procurement process is 5pm 17 August 2022.
The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver Housing and Debt services in the following procurement areas:
- City of Kingston upon Hull
- Cheshire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- South East Wales
- South Tyneside
- Wigan
The opportunity to deliver publicly funded civil legal aid services under a 2018 Standard Civil Contract in the Housing and Debt Categories of Law is open to any interested party that can meet the minimum tender requirements. An organisation does not need to be a current Legal Aid provider to tender for this opportunity. There is no limit to the number of providers that may be successful in applying to deliver Housing and Debt services in these procurement areas.
Applicants can bid to deliver Housing & Debt Services in a procurement area through either:
- an Office that is a permanent presence in the procurement area; or
- an Office that is a part-time presence in the procurement area
The LAA is also inviting tenders to deliver HPCDS services in:-
- Crewe
- Hull
- Stafford
- Walsall
- Wigan
The opportunity to Tender for an Exclusive Schedule under a 2013 Standard Civil Contract (as amended) (“HPCDS Contract or Contract”) to deliver HPCDS services is open to any organisation that holds, or successfully bids for as part of this procurement process, a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation in the Housing and Debt Categories of Law.
When awarding HPCDS contracts preference will be given to organisations who have recent and relevant experience of delivering HPCDS services, have an Office in the corresponding Housing and Debt Procurement Area and can commence delivering services from the contract start date. We intend to award a contract for each HPCDS listed above to a single provider.
HPCDS contracts will start from 12 September 2022 (or the date from which organisations confirm they are able to begin work) and run until 30 September 2023, with the exception of Wigan HPCDS which will start from 1 October 2022 (or the date from which organisations confirm they are able to being work). Housing and Debt Contracts will start from 12 September 2022 (or the date from which organisations confirm they are able to begin work) and run until 30 August 2023.
Further Information
The Deadline for submitting a Tender for both procurement processes is 5pm on 17 August 2022 (“Deadline”). The Information for Applicants (IFA) document is available in the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page. The IFA provides full details about the procurement process, including the requirements that Applicants must meet. Contract documentation is available on the Standard Civil Contract (Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme) 2013 and the Standard civil contract 2018 pages.
Tender responses must be made online through the e-Tendering system.
A helpline has been set up to support you if you have technical problems with the e-Tendering system: help@bravosolutions.co.uk; 0800 069 8630.
If you have any questions about the procurement process or the content of the IFA document, these must be raised through the e-Tendering system by 23:59 on 3 August 2022.
Questions of wider interest will be collated and answered through a frequently asked questions document which will be published on this webpage during the week commencing 8 August 2022.
13 April 2022 - Publication of the Procurement Process for Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre from 1 July 2022 Frequently Asked Questions
Procurement Process FAQ
We have published the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document relating to the Procurement Process for Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre from 1 July 2022.
The FAQ can be found in the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page.
The deadline for submitting a tender through this procurement process is 12pm on Monday 25 April 2022.
24 March 2022 – Detained Duty Advice Scheme services at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre procurement process opens
We have today opened a procurement opportunity to deliver Detained Duty Advice Scheme (DDAS) contract work face to face at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) from 1 July 2022.
Tenders are welcome from organisations who can meet the tender requirements, and either:
- hold a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with authorisation to carry out immigration and asylum work, or
- successfully bid for a 2018 Standard Civil Contract as part of this procurement process
Organisations solely regulated by OISC may not be eligible to bid as they may not be able to meet all the tender requirements.
A revised Supervisor Standard has been introduced for this procurement process to ensure the quality of advice provided. This requires supervisors to provide additional case examples of common elements of work encountered at IRCs.
The deadline for the submission of tenders under this procurement process is 12 noon 25 April 2022.
To submit a complete tender under this process organisations must submit a response to both:
- The Selection Questionnaire (SQ); and
- The Invitation To Tender (ITT).
The Information for Applicants (IFA) document is available in the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page. The IFA provides full details about the procurement process, including the requirements that Applicants must meet.
Contract documentation and the Derwentside IRC Immigration and Asylum Supervisor Declaration Form are available on the 2018 Standard Civil Contract page.
Tender responses must be made online through the e-Tendering system.
A helpline has been set up to support you if you have technical problems with the e-Tendering system: help@bravosolutions.co.uk; 0800 069 8630.
If you have any questions about the procurement process or the IFA document, these must be raised through the e-Tendering system by 23:59 on 7 April 2022.
Questions of wider interest will be collated and answered through a frequently asked questions document which will be published on this webpage during the week commencing 11 April 2022.
24 February 2022 - Opportunities for housing and HPCDS services
Expressions of interest are welcome from organisations currently delivering housing and debt work to deliver services starting as soon as possible in 3 HPCDS areas:
- Crewe
- Hull
- Walsall
We are also inviting expressions of interest for the following HPCDS areas from 1 April 2022
- Bath, Bristol
- Lancaster
- Stafford
This is for the delivery of HPCDS services until 30 September 2022. This opportunity is open to all 2018 Standard Civil Contract holders currently delivering housing and debt services and is not limited to current HPCDS providers.
Housing and Debt work
We are also inviting expressions of interest to deliver housing and debt contract work in the following procurement areas until 31 August 2022:
- City of Kingston upon Hull
- Cheshire
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- South Tyneside
- Trafford
- Walsall
- Wigan
This opportunity is open to all holders of the 2018 Standard Civil Contract and is not limited to current housing and debt providers.
You can apply by downloading and completing the relevant expression of interest document from the top of this page and submit the completed form and any supporting documents to civil.contracts@justice.gov.uk
The deadline is 12 noon on 14 March 2022.
Last updated 14 December 2022 + show all updates
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Publication of a tender for Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from February 2023 procurement processes open
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Publication of a notice to amend the HPCDS Services in England and Wales from 19 December 2022 Information for Applicants
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Publication of the new tender for Dartford HPCDS
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Publication of an Amendment Notice for the Housing and Debt and HPCDS services from December tender
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Published information about the launch of the new tender for Housing and Debt Services and HPCDS Services from December 2022
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Publication of the Procurement Process for Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre from 1 July 2022 Frequently Asked Questions Procurement Process FAQ
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Published details of the Detained Duty Advice Scheme services at Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre procurement process which opens today
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