Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Legal Aid Agency · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Suppliers
- Citizens Advice Gateshead SME, Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Access to Public Law Ltd SME, Citizens Advice Mid Mercia SME, Direct Help and Advice SME, Watson Woodhouse SME
- Value
- £7,228,000 across 7 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 037194-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jun 2025
- Published3 Jul 2025Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") invited Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver specialist telephone advice services under the 2025 Civil Legal Advice Contract. We were seeking to award: • Up to 4 Discrimination contracts; and • Up to 5 Education contracts; and • Up to 3 Housing and Debt contracts. The Deadline for submitting Tenders was 5pm on 7 March 2025 ("Deadline"). All Tenders were completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This was accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk Late submissions were not considered under any circumstances. It was the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline. CLA Contracts will run from 1 September 2025 until 31 August 2028 (subject to the LAA's rights of early termination). II.1.5) Estimated total value II.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: yes Tenders could be submitted for: all lots
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Procurement of Civil Legal Advice services from September 2025 | Citizens Advice Gateshead SME | £1.7m |
| Procurement of Civil Legal Advice services from September 2025 | Stephensons Solicitors LLP | £1.7m |
| Procurement of Civil Legal Advice services from September 2025 | Citizens Advice Gateshead SME | £624k |
| Procurement of Civil Legal Advice services from September 2025 | Access to Public Law Ltd SME | £624k |
| Procurement of Civil Legal Advice services from September 2025 | Citizens Advice Mid Mercia SME | £860k |
| Procurement of Civil Legal Advice services from September 2025 | Direct Help and Advice SME | £860k |
| Procurement of Civil Legal Advice services from September 2025 | Watson Woodhouse SME | £860k |
About the suppliers
Citizens Advice Gateshead: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02631064).
Stephensons Solicitors LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC322962).
Access to Public Law Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14787563).
Citizens Advice Mid Mercia: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05311627).
Direct Help and Advice: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03495233).
Watson Woodhouse: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10868114).