Legal Aid Agency
March 7
12:01
2023
New providers are being invited to carry out work under the terms of the 2018 Standard Civil Contract.
The contracts will run for one year from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024.
This tender is for providers who fall into one of these categories:
- new entrants seeking to deliver face to face civil legal aid services
- existing providers who hold a 2018 contract and are seeking to deliver face to face civil legal aid services in additional categories of law
- existing providers holding a 2018 contract who are seeking to deliver face to face civil legal aid services from additional offices/procurement areas
The tender is open for the following categories of law:
- family
- housing, 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
- discrimination
Existing providers
Providers currently holding a 2018 Standard Civil Contract who are not seeking additional contract work do not need to complete a tender application.
However, providers do need to respond accepting the email extension offer we sent on 2 March. This will allow you to continue delivering services from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024.
Offer deadline for additional work
The tender for additional work closes at 5pm on 31 March 2023.