The Legal Aid Agency · Awarded contract

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Award of Detained Duty Advice Scheme Services at Derwentside IRC

Awarded 30 Jun 2022

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Awarded30 Jun 2022

Value£366,875.00

SupplierClifton Law (Solicitors) Ltd,Proctor & Hobbs Limited,Shawstone Associates Ltd

AgencyThe Legal Aid Agency

RegionNorth East

CategoryConsultancy & Legal

Ended 3y 10mo ago6mo term

Awarded 30 June 2022Expired 31 Dec 2022

About

The Legal Aid Agency awarded a contract to Clifton Law (Solicitors) Ltd, Proctor & Hobbs Limited, and Shawstone Associates Ltd for the delivery of Detained Duty Advice Scheme services at the Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre in County Durham, under a 2018 Standard Civil Contract with an IRC Exclusive Schedule.

The contract, valued at AUD 366,875, required providers to deliver up to 100% of the work within the scope, including advice in the Immigration and Asylum Category of Law.

The procurement process, which opened on 24 March 2022 and closed on 25 April 2022, introduced a revised supervisor standard requiring additional case examples of common IRC work elements.

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