Legal services

Tender description

The LAA is inviting Applicants who hold an existing legal aid contract to submit a tender for the Immigration Telephone Advice Contract (“ITA Contract” or “Contract”) to deliver the ITA Services from 1.9.2019 to 31.8.2020 with the right for the LAA to extend the contract from 1.9.2020 for a maximum further 9 months. This procurement exercise is premised on the passporting of an applicant’s Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) status from the SQ they last completed in respect of a legal aid contract awarded to them. Accordingly, applicants are required to confirm that their SQ response is still accurate and, where this is not the case, the LAA will clarify the nature of these changes with applicants. The procurement process for ITA Services is open to all existing legal aid providers who are able to meet the minimum contract requirements. The deadline for submitting tenders is 9:00 a.m. on 3.4.2019 (“Deadline”). The LAA is inviting Applicants who hold an existing legal aid contract to submit a tender for the Immigration Telephone Advice Contract (“ITA Contract” or “Contract”) to deliver the ITA Services from 1.9.2019 to 31.8.2020 with the right for the LAA to extend the contract from 1.9.2020 for a maximum further 9 months. This procurement exercise is premised on the passporting of an applicant’s Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) status from the SQ they last completed in respect of a legal aid contract awarded to them. Accordingly, applicants are required to confirm that their SQ response is still accurate and, where this is not the case, the LAA will clarify the nature of these changes with applicants. The procurement process for ITA Services is open to all existing legal aid providers who are able to meet the minimum contract requirements. The deadline for submitting tenders is 9:00 a.m. on 3.4.2019 The LAA intends to award one contract to deliver the ITA Services from 1.9.2019.