Notice Information
Notice Title
2025 Standard Crime Contract Stage 1
Notice Description
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2025 Standard Crime Contract ("Crime Contract") to deliver publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2025. Applicants wishing to deliver criminal legal aid services under a Crime Contract must submit a response to the SQ for 2025 Standard Crime Contracts - Stage 1 and the 2025 Standard Crime Contract ITT - Stage 1. This application period opens on 17 September 2024. The LAA intends that the application period will remain open until on, or around, 30 September 2034, subject to the right of early termination. The first stage of the process is for those who wish their contract to commence on 1 October 2025 and to be able to join Duty Rotas from this date also. The second stage of the process will open on 23 October 2024 and close on 30 April 2025 and is for those who wish there contract to commence on 1 October 2025 and to be able to join duty rotas that commence in January 2026. The third stage will open on 1 May 2025 and will close on, or around, 30 September 2034. The deadline for submitting a Tender in the first stage is 23:59 on 22 October 2024. You must read the Application Guide (AG) document for this procurement process before submitting your Tender. The AG can be found in the 'Attachments' section of ITT 1032 - '2025 Standard Crime Contract - Stage 1 Selection Questionnaire for ' or can be downloaded from GOV.UK: Crime Contract 2025 Tender - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) We will accept questions about this AG up until 23:59 on 1 October 2024 (referred to below as 'End date for supplier clarification messages'). Questions must be submitted through the relevant eTendering message board. Further information on how to submit a question can be found in the AG.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2025 Standard Crime Contract ("Crime Contract") to deliver publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2025. Applicants wishing to deliver criminal legal aid services under a Crime Contract must submit a response to the SQ for 2025 Standard Crime Contracts - Stage 1 and the 2025 Standard Crime Contract ITT - Stage 1. This application period opens on 17 September 2024. The LAA intends that the application period will remain open until on, or around, 30 September 2034, subject to the right of early termination. The first stage of the process is for those who wish their contract to commence on 1 October 2025 and to be able to join Duty Rotas from this date also. The second stage of the process will open on 23 October 2024 and close on 30 April 2025 and is for those who wish there contract to commence on 1 October 2025 and to be able to join duty rotas that commence in January 2026. The third stage will open on 1 May 2025 and will close on, or around, 30 September 2034. The deadline for submitting a Tender in the first stage is 23:59 on 22 October 2024. You must read the Application Guide (AG) document for this procurement process before submitting your Tender. The AG can be found in the 'Attachments' section of ITT 1032 - '2025 Standard Crime Contract - Stage 1 Selection Questionnaire for ' or can be downloaded from GOV.UK: Crime Contract 2025 Tender - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) We will accept questions about this AG up until 23:59 on 1 October 2024 (referred to below as 'End date for supplier clarification messages'). Questions must be submitted through the relevant eTendering message board. Further information on how to submit a question can be found in the AG.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-049b76
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029672-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,800,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Sep 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Oct 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEGAL AID AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- civiltenders@justice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9AJ
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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