Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services (CDD Services) in England and Wales from 1 June 2020

The Legal Aid Agency ("LAA") is inviting Applicants to respond to this Invitation To Tender ("ITT") for the opportunity to be awarded a Police Station Telephone Advice (PSTA) Contract 2020 to deliver CDD Services from 1 June 2020. The LAA intends to award one (1) additional PSTA Contract. This procurement process is designed to evaluate an Applicant's suitability to contract with us. This opportunity opens on 30 January 2020. The deadline for submitting Tenders is 9am on 2 March 2020. You must read the Information for Applicants ("IFA") for this procurement process before submitting your Tender. ` The IFA can be found in the 'Attachments' section of 'itt_656 - Specialist Questionnaire for CDD Services from 1 June 2020' or can be downloaded from the Gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-defence-direct-services-from-june-2020 We will accept questions about this IFA up until 17:00 on 10 February 2020. Questions must be submitted through the relevant e-Tendering message board. Further information on how to submit a question can be found in the IFA.