Civil contracts for 2010

On this page:

Latest updates
Timetable
Notices re tender documents
Introduction
FAQ documents - current Invitations to Tender
eTendering
Prepare for the tender
Procurement plans

Latest updates

1 September 2010 – We have today published an updated version of our verification FAQ. We have taken the opportunity to correct an answer where an incorrect earlier version had been uploaded in response to question 3.2. The new version, v6, is available in the documents panel on the right hand side of the page.

20 August 2010 - Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes notification has started
We have started to notify Applicant Organisations of the final outcome of the tender process for HPCDS work. For further detail on which areas have been notified, please see the Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes update at the top of the Documents panel on the right hand side of this page.

20 August 2010 - Verification process has started
We have started to contact Applicant Organisations who have been awarded contracts asking them to verify information submitted as part of the tender process and submit some additional information. The letter will set out any additional information we need successful applicants to submit, and the timescales. Organisations will be sent this letter through the message board within the PQQ which they responded to. Forms which we may ask for through this verification process, along with a FAQ document on the process, are available in the "Verification" section of the Documents panel on the right hand side of this page.

12 August - Update on Social Welfare Law and Family Services tenders
Please see the Social Welfare Law and Family tender pages for details

23 July 2010 - Social welfare Law and Family Services (including Family Services Exclusively for Children)- daily update on timescales
Please see the Social Welfare Law and Family tender pages for details.

5 July 2010 - Immigration mainstream services - updated statement on contract awards published
Please see the Immigration and Asylum tender pages for details.

2 July 2010 - Social Welfare Law and Family services - notification of failures at PQQ and Essential Criteria stages
We have started to send out notification of failures at the PQQ and Essential Criteria stages. Please see the Social Welfare Law and Family tender pages for details.

28 June 2010 - Immigration mainstream services - notification of outcomes sent out
Please see the Immigration and Asylum tender pages for details.

17 June 2010 - Mental Health Services in Strategic Health Authorities- statement on contract awards published
Please see the Mental Health tender pages for details

Timetable

Tender Process	Current Status
Immigration- mainstream	Applicants notified of outcomes
Immigration- IRCs	Tenders being assessed. Applicants to be notified subject to mainstream Immigration process
Mental Health- SHAs	Applicants notified of outcomes.
Mental Health- HSHs	Applicants notifed of outcomes.
Social Welfare Law and Family (including Family Services Exclusively for Children)	Applicants notified of outcomes.
Child Abduction Services Family Mediation Services	Applicants notified of outcomes.
Low Volume Categories	Tenders being assessed. Applicants to be notified in August
Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes	Tender process closed. Tenders being assessed.

Notices re tender documents

6 July 2010 - we have today published a Notice of Amendment to the Information for Applicants for the Invitations to Tender to deliver publicly funded Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes. The notice can be found in the documents panel on the right hand side of this page.

17 June 2010- we have today published a Notice of Amendment to the Information for Applicants for the Invitations to Tender to deliver publicly funded Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes. The notice can be found in the documents panel on the right hand side of this page.

Introduction to 2010 contracts

The current Unified Contract (Civil) will expire on 13 October 2010.

In order to start work in any civil category from 14 October 2010 organisations need to have successfully bid for a new contract (the 2010 Standard Civil Contract).

Final policy for the 2010 contracts was published (following consultation) on 30 Jun 09. This policy sets out what services we will invite tenders for and how the process will work.

Further details of the terms and specification of the new contract can be found on the 2010 Standard Civil Contract page.

FAQ Documents- recent Invitations to Tender

FAQ Documents for recent ITTs are available in the Documents section on the right of this page.

Questions on all ITTs must be submitted using the online secure messaging tool within the eTendering System (see Section 9 of the IFA documents for more detail about eTendering). This tool will be available when the ITT opens. The deadlines for submitting questions on all ITTs have now passed.

Questions that we consider to be of wider interest will be collated and answered centrally in writing to ensure that all interested parties have equal access to information in the answers. These questions and answers will be published regularly in Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents.

eTendering

All tenders for new contracts must be submitted through the LSC's secure eTendering system. The eTendering site can be accessed through the eTendering portal. If it is your first visit to the site, you will need to register your organisation’s details to be able to use the system – you will be provided with a username and password.

Prepare for the tender - information and resources available

The following information is currently available on the services we are commissioning under 2010 contracts and how to tender :

Our final policy proposals
The terms of the new 2010 Standard (Civil) Contract Specification
The procurement plans (see below)
Information and guidance on the eTendering portal
Update on Consortia (Social Welfare Law only), available in the Documents section on the right of this page
Consultation response Q&A document (archived version available in the Documents section on the right of this page)

When the tender process opens, you should also read all tender documents carefully, taking note of all deadlines. The tender documents will be published on our eTendering portal.

Procurement plans - background information on procurement

To give applicants an early indication of our contract requirements we published procurement plans for each area of the country. In January- February 2010 we updated the procurement plans to reflect more recent data on work carried out in these categories of law, and budget decisions for 2010-11. These procurement plans are not part of the formal tender documentation. This will be published when the tender process opens.

Use this table to access procurement plans for different areas by category of law.

Category of law	Number of procurement plans
Social Welfare Law and Family (including Family Mediation)	134 SWL and Family plans (one for each procurement area) and 1 national plan for Family Mediation
Mental Health	1 national plan
Immigration	1 national plan
Low Volume Categories	National information

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Last updated: 01 September 2010