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2018 Civil Tender
We have published a free walkthrough guide to the 2018 civil legal aid tender. It can be obtained from our downloads page at https://dglegal.co.uk/resources/downloads/
Post on September 29th, 2017
Summary of tender to deliver civil legal aid services
We have summarised the LAA’s main Information for Applicants (IFA) document and have tried to simplify the requirements for those interested in bidding. Please click on the below link to download the document. 27.09.17 Briefing re Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services from 1 September 2018
Post on September 21st, 2017
2018 Civil Contracts
The LAA have announced the 2018 civil contracts tender timetable. The key points are as follows: Face to face and CLA Timetable Mid-September – Tender window opens Mid-November – Tender window closes (8 week period) March 2018 – Outcome of face to face tenders announced May 2018 – Outcome of CLA tenders announced Sept. 2018…
Post on August 16th, 2017
LAA’s headline intentions for legal aid contracts from April 2018
The LAA has published today its intentions for the tendering processes for Civil legal aid contracts from April 2018. This is a summary of the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) headline document can be downloaded from the LAA’s website. Face to face services Categories of law Tenders will be open for the following categories: Family The…
Post on January 20th, 2017
Crime Tender 2017
Download Our Crime Tender 2017 PDF Download CONTENTS. Part 1 The Tender Introduction Overview Tender Completion Completing the tender Manage my profile Organisation ITT Individual ITT Completing and Uploading the attachments the Supervisor Form the Indemnity Form the SQM or Lexcel certificate Submitting the Bid – Some Further Tips Part 2 The 2017 Crime Contract …
Post on September 8th, 2016
2017 Crime Tender – LAA’s published FAQs
Key Areas We highlight below what we believe are amongst the more important clarifications arising from the LAA’s FAQ document published on 24 August. Change of name or entity If you have changed your name or entity you should re-register your entity on the Bravo portal. Own and Duty work If you wish to deliver…
Post on August 25th, 2016
Crime Tender FAQs
We are making a list of the issues we have encountered with the crime tender. Below are the problems we have encountered so far. FAQ 1 The link to the personal indemnity forms in the Bravo portal is broken. The forms on the MOJ website make reference to previous contracts rather than the 2017…
Post on July 28th, 2016
Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 April 2017
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has just opened the tender for the 2017 criminal legal aid contracts. It has also published the 2017 draft contract and specification. You can download here our summary of the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) information for Applicants (IFA) document. This summarises the IFA but also includes some observations from the…
Post on July 22nd, 2016
New Crime Contracts
The LAA has announced today some important news in relation to crime contracts. Existing Standard Contract Holders The LAA are extending the current contracts until 31 March 2017. All contract holders must formally accept the LAA’s offer to extend the contract. The LAA will be sending out extension letters shortly. You must look out for…
Post on June 9th, 2016
Crime Contracts – What now?
LAA Crime Own Client and Duty Solicitors Contracts As you will doubtless be fully aware, the MoJ has finally released its statement on the future of crime contracting with both the Own Client Contracts and Duty Contracts being cancelled. Having reviewed the Minister’s Statement and the LAA’s subsequent message sent to bidders on 28 January…
Post on February 5th, 2016