Yet Again 

Here is a Final (bid round) Friday song – posted whilst escorting a nervous client through the ePortal. Loving Grizzly Bears new album (though I have lost the case). I discovered that they come from Cape Cod where I was a fortnight ago which is a nice coincidence too.

2 Day Warning 

Finding time to blog is proving difficult as everyday JRS life continues at the same time I am immersed in the ePortal. Do read the post 2 down as this covers the recurring problem we are encountering in the Bid Round – wrongly attached TIF forms. The “Save” macros in the TIF require you to […]

New Applicants & Immigration 

If you are making your first bid and especially if you are rebidding in Immigration please take not of this section of the PQQ – which you have already passed. 6.4 It will be a condition of any Contract award that all Providers (other than those tendering for Mediation Services) hold either the Specialist Quality […]

4 Days To Go 

As the countdown to the ITT submission deadline approaches I am increasingly immersed in completing and checking these. Yes it really is as simple as it seems and much easier than previous versions. The main error we have found to date is wrongly saved TIF forms do make sure this is uploaded as a fully […]

Hello 

Well I am back, at my desk and once again immersing my head in the e-portal. Do remember that there is, as I write, precisely 1 week and 35 minutes left to submit your ITT. I have a lot of reading to catch up on too, so going to get on with that.

Friday Song 

If we knew how to post the Friday song we would but we don’t so we won’t ! Of course there is only one song it would be this week which is “WELCOME HOME” Unless you have any other suggestions ?

Duty Solicitor Rotas : Application Deadline on 14th November 2012 

Deadline to submit CDS12 applications is midnight on Wednesday 14th November 2012 This is the deadline to submit CDS12 applications for the January 2013 duty solicitor rotas. Applications are needed if you are moving firms, office or adding new solicitors to your firm. The duty solicitors featured on your form must be employed by you […]

Mediate 

This coincides with a number of calls that we have received from Suppliers who are considering branching out in to the World of Mediation. Anyone considering a bid, in the second tender round that opens in January 2013, will need to have submitted the documentation for a desktop MQM (Mediation Quality Mark)audit by 31st October […]

SRA compliance 

The SRA are conducting research into the impact of the first year of OFR. If anyone is concerned and wants to discuss SRA compliance please do not hesitate to contact us at JRS. We now have a fully compliant SRA manual and products which may assist.

Criminal Forms 

Just a reminder that new Criminal forms which need to be used from October can be found on the LSC website.