Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services 2025
Information for organisations interested in delivering Housing Loss Prevention Advice Services and Housing and Debt services.
Applies to England and Wales
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Latest update
21 February 2025 - HLPAS procurement process opens
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders to deliver HLPAS from 1 June 2025 under the 2024 Standard Civil Contract (“2024 Contract”) for the following HLPAS Areas:
- Kidderminster, Redditch, Worcester
- Slough
- Uxbridge
- Winchester
In addition, the LAA is inviting Tenders to deliver HLPAS from 1 September 2025 under the 2024 Contract for the following HLPAS Areas:
- Barnsley
- Bury St Edmunds
- Grimsby
- Guildford
- Lancaster
- Wigan
- Wolverhampton
It is a requirement that holders of a HLPAS Schedule hold a 2024 Contract which includes a specific authorisation to conduct Housing and Debt Contract Work (“2024 Housing and Debt Contract”) i.e. the delivery of legal aid advice on Housing & Debt matters that are not covered by HLPAS.
To be eligible to tender for HLPAS Contract Work through this procurement process, Applicants must either:
- Already hold authorisation under a 2024 Housing and Debt Contract for the Office(s) from which they are bidding to deliver HLPAS Contract Work; or
- tender for and subsequently obtain and hold a 2024 Housing and Debt Contract at each Office from which they are bidding to deliver HLPAS Contract Work. Applicants in this position must tender through the Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from 1 September 2024 process, the rules of which are set out in the 2024 Standard Civil Contract Application Guide by 17:00 on 25 March 2025.
Further Information
The deadline for submitting tenders for this procurement process is 17:00 on 25 March 2025.
The Invitation To Tender (ITT) and HLPAS-specific Information documents are available in the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page. The ITT provides full details about the procurement processes, including the requirements that Applicants must meet.
Contract documentation is available on the Standard civil contract 2024 page.
Tender responses must be submitted using the LAA’s eTendering system
A helpline has been set up to support you if you have technical problems with the e-Tendering system: https://jaggaer.my.site.com/suppliersupportrequestmessaging/s/; 0800 069 8630.
If you have any questions about the procurement process or the content of the ITT, these must be raised through the e-Tendering system by 23:59 on 5 March 2025.
Questions of wider interest will be collated and answered through a frequently asked questions document which will be published on this webpage during the week commencing 10 March 2025.