Procurement of Housing and Debt Services from 1 April 2023

The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") has identified the need to increase access to legal aid Housing and Debt Services in specific Procurement areas. Accordingly, it is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender to deliver Housing and Debt Services in:

1. Oldham
2. Rochdale
3. Warrington & Halton

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 April 2023 where possible. But organisations unable to start on 1 April 2023 will be able to tender to start delivering work from a later date. The Contract will run until 31 August 2024.

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

The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 13 March 2023 ("Deadline")

All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk.

Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline.

Additional information:

Housing and Debt Contracts are £25,001 based on 1 contract for each Procurement Area

The Housing and Debt Contract end date is 31 August 2024