Child Law Legal Services Panel

Overview The Department of Communities and Justice (NSW) is seeking to engage external legal service providers to supplement internal capacity in the areas of Children's Court Advocacy, and Advice and Claims. DCJ invites suitably qualified and experienced legal service providers to apply for inclusion on a panel for the provision of specialist legal services across New South Wales. Purpose The purpose of this panel is to deliver critical legal services and support the Secretary's statutory child protection functions. Objectives Streamlined access to specialised legal services across NSW Quality legal representation Support efforts to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care Ensure vulnerable children and young people can access legal entitlements, including Victims Support Scope The panel will support DCJ's statutory child protection functions by providing access to specialised legal expertise and high quality legal services. Services will be procured under the following sub-panels: Sub-Panel 1: Children's Court Advocacy Provision of legal representation services on behalf of DCJ in Children's Court proceedings, enabling DCJ to meet its statutory obligations under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Sub-Panel 2: Advice and Claims (Legal Entitlements) Provision of services to review documentation and provide advice on potential legal entitlements for children and young people in out-of-home care, including on the lodgement of Victims Support Scheme claims, where instructed by DCJ The panel will provide ongoing access to specialist legal services that support vulnerable children and young people across New South Wales. Instructions to Tenderers This tender opportunity can only be accessed and responded to via the Department's end to end procurement system, Procurement Central. Any submission lodged outside of Procurement Central will not be considered by the Department. To participate in the tender opportunity, register at https://justice.bravosolution.com/web/login.html. Organisations who have not registered on Procurement Central will not be able to access the tender information. If your organisation has already registered on Procurement Central, you are not required to register again. If assistance is required with registering on Procurement Central, Customer Support can be contacted. If calling from within Australia, please call: 02 8074 8627. Overseas phone numbers and a Supplier Support Request ticket option are also available for registration assistance. Enquiries Primary contact: Procurement, Procurement@dcj.nsw.gov.au