Well here we are again, faced with a another Criminal Contract bid round. This is for all those who wish to undertake Criminal Legal Aid from April 2017 for the following 3 years. It is open to existing and new firms alike.
The e-portal is already open and the deadline for bids is 12 noon on Thursday 15th September. (Please do not miss this we hate answering the “can I still bid for a Contract?” question)
For those who participated in the last round this is significantly less demanding than the Duty Bid but slightly more involved than the Own Client round. As ever your bid must be completed on-line via the Bravo Solutions website.
Whilst there is no reason why firms cannot undertake this themselves we are however aware of a significant demand for our assistance during these events. This is no different. To this end we will be offering 3 services:
- A completion service – direct completion of the bid as your authorized user and ongoing assistance with verification until contract start date.
- A checking service – confirmation that you have properly completed the ITT, and all mandatory attachments.
- Webinar training events at 1pm 29/7/16 and 3/8/16
To avoid the problems experienced during the last Duty Bid round we will be limiting the number of completions and checks we will undertake. JRS retained clients are guaranteed the completion service. Please therefore confirm your interest in the above with Jayne on 01642 225553 as soon as possible. She will also be taking bookings for the Webinar sessions.
This will also impact upon our ability to deal with free advice line calls so please bear with us on this.
