HPCDS Contingency Contract from 17 December 2018

Tender description

Legal aid Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (“HPCDS”) Services in England and Wales are currently being maintained through contingency arrangements. The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) has identified an issue with access to legal aid HPCDS Services covering specific HPCDS Schemes. 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 HPCDS services in specific courts for an initial period to 30 September 2019 with the right for the LAA to extend the contract from 1 October 2019 for a maximum further 12 months. The LAA is offering up to four contracts in each of the following HPCDS Schemes: • Barnet • Bodmin and Truro • Grimsby • Winchester These Contracts will commence on 17 December 2018.