# Intermediary for Legal Aid grants funding

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Justice](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: East Midlands Business Ltd \('EMB'\)
- Award value: £288,000
- Tender value: £288,000
- Award date: 5 July 2023
- Published: 30 August 2023
- Contract start: 6 July 2023
- Contract end: 28 November 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1328cb62-e443-4f73-b198-eb210dfa36b2-675924
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e459b55b-528a-493c-9a1f-d2bc4b999478

## Description

The Legal Aid Training Grant Scheme will provide funding for Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service \(HLPAS\) providers to train solicitors in late summer 2023-November 2025\. This contract is for an intermediary to manage the grant on behalf of MoJ\. The intermediary will be responsible for: a\) supporting MoJ in developing the grant competition, award criteria and approach to monitoring grant performance b\) managing the competition, assessing applications and providing funding recommendations to the MoJ\. c\) conducting performance monitoring during the funding period, sharing data at the conclusion of the grant for internal MoJ analysis\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1328cb62-e443-4f73-b198-eb210dfa36b2-675924)