2024 Contracts for Civil Legal Aid services from 1 September 2024

Description

The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) is inviting Tenders to deliver the publicly funded civil legal aid services, to commence on 1 September 2024 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract (“2024 Contract”) in the following Categories of Law: · Family; · Housing and 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; and · Discrimination. Alongside tenders for the above Categories of Law, applicants may also tender for HLPAS, commencing on 1 September 2024. HLPAS will be delivered in 106 HLPAS Areas across England and Wales. Successful Applicants will be required to hold a 2024 Contract which includes a specific authorisation to conduct Housing and Debt Contract Work i.e. the delivery of legal aid advice on Housing & Debt matters that are not covered by HLPAS. Applicants must therefore tender for and subsequently obtain and hold a 2024 Contract for the delivery of Housing and Debt work at each Office from which they are bidding to deliver HLPAS. The deadline for submitting a bid is 5pm on Tuesday 17 October 2023. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure that it submits a Complete Tender before the Tender Deadline. It is the Applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure its Tender has been correctly completed to fully and properly represents its tender for the 2024 Contract.