Invitation to Tender for Specialist Quality Mark Services from October 2022

A Tender Notice
by THE LEGAL AID AGENCY

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
3 year
Value
£2M
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
27 Jan 2022
Delivery
01 Oct 2022 to 30 Sep 2025
Deadline
10 Mar 2022 17:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") is inviting Applicants to tender for a concession contract ("Contract") to administer the LAA's Specialist Quality Mark ("SQM"), from 1 October 2022. The SQM is the LAA's organisational quality standard designed to ensure that Legal Services Providers are well run and provide good client care. The SQM gives assurance regarding the quality of advice in several ways which, whilst not direct measures of quality are fundamental to reliable delivery of a quality service and therefore are fundamentally important to the delivery of legal aid services. Compliance with the SQM, or equivalent standard (e.g. Lexcel), is a requirement for Legal Services Providers that have, or are seeking to have, a contract with the LAA. The LAA intends to enter into contract with one (1) organisation to administer the LAA's SQM under a licence. On the LAA's behalf, the Licensee will provide the SQM Services, which include auditing and assessing Legal Services Providers that apply for SQM accreditation. This is an opportunity to administer the SQM on the LAA's behalf directly to the legal services market. There may also be opportunities for the Licensee to grow market share through delivering excellent value for money to Legal Services Providers, effective marketing or further developing the reputation of the SQM. The Licensee will be paid for the Services they provide directly by the Legal Services Providers in line with the prices submitted in this concession contract award procedure (referred to hereafter as "this procurement process"). For the avoidance of doubt, the Licensee will not be entitled to any payment from the LAA under any circumstances.

CPV Codes

  • 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.
  • Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Tender Information https://www.gov.uk/guidance/specialist-quality-mark-services-from-april-2022

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