Administration of Specialist Quality Mark for Legal Aid Agency
LEGAL AID AGENCY · Awarded contract
AwardedAdministration of Specialist Quality Mark for Legal Aid Agency
Awarded 31 Mar 2017
Awarded31 Mar 2017
Value£1,800,000.00
SupplierRecognising Excellence Ltd
AgencyLEGAL AID AGENCY
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryConsultancy & Legal
Ended 6y 7mo ago3y term
Awarded 31 Mar 2017Expired 31 Mar 2020
About
The Legal Aid Agency awarded a contract to Recognising Excellence Ltd to administer the Specialist Quality Mark (SQM) from 1 April 2017.
The SQM is the LAA's organisational quality standard designed to ensure that Legal Services Providers are well run and provide good client care, giving assurance regarding the quality of advice.
Compliance with a recognised quality standard (currently either the SQM or Lexcel, The Law Society's practice management standard) is a requirement for providers of legal services that have, or are seeking to obtain, an LAA contract to deliver publicly funded legal advice services.
The contract value is £1,800,000.
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