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Current civil legal aid contracts come to an end on 13 October 2010.

Any organisation who wishes to deliver legal aid work in low volume categories from 14 October 2010 will need to apply for and be awarded a new contract. The tender process for this opened on 15 March 2010.

The deadline for submitting tenders is 12 noon on 4 May 2010.

This tender process covers work in the following categories of law:

• Actions Against the Police etc
• Clinical Negligence
• Consumer/General Contract
• Education
• Personal Injury
• Public Law

Further details can be found in the Information for Applicants which is available on the Low Volume Categories tendering pages of our website.

All tenders for new contracts must be submitted through the LSC's secure eTendering system, which can be accessed through the eTendering portal.

When you first visit to the eTendering site, you will need to register your organisation's details to be able to use the system - you will then be provided with a username and password.