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2025 Standard Crime Contract tender outcome

THE LEGAL AID AGENCY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Dec 2025 at 17:25

Tender

19 Dec 2025 at 17:21

Summary of the contracting process

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has concluded the 2025 Standard Crime Contract under a procurement process for publicly funded criminal legal aid services. The contract covers services commencing on 1 October 2025, with an application period extending until 30 September 2034. The procurement was conducted as an open procedure, compliant with legal basis 32014L0024, and is related to the provision of legal services with a CPV code of 79100000. This contract is geographically scoped to England and Wales and has been awarded and signed on 19 December 2025, involving multiple suppliers. Stage 3 of the procurement remains active, providing opportunities for new applicants to tender, with no price or cost criteria being set for this specific process. The tender process ensures a focus on quality requirements, providing a strategic avenue for legal service providers to expand their public sector business footprint within the UK.

This tender process presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in legal services, particularly those with expertise in criminal law and public sector services. With a substantial contract value and an open application period, it offers an attractive prospect for both large-scale providers and niche legal firms aiming to secure or expand their service in legal aid. Suppliers already part of Stages 1 and 2 can leverage these contracts to grow their operational capacity and service delivery within the UK. Service providers equipped with robust legal practices and efficient electronic submission capabilities are well-suited to benefit from the tender process, which provides a long-term growth pipeline for those focused on public procurement and legal aid sectors.

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Notice Title

2025 Standard Crime Contract tender outcome

Notice Description

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) invited 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 3 and the 2025 Standard Crime Contract ITT - Stage 3. This application period opens on 01May 2025. 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 procurement processes for the 2025 Standard Crime Contract Stages 1 and 2 have closed. Stage 3 remains open. 1044 providers have been issued contracts across three categories of law to date. This notice publishes the details of contracts awarded under Stages 1 and 2 of the procurement process.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) invited 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 3 and the 2025 Standard Crime Contract ITT - Stage 3. This application period opens on 01May 2025. 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 procurement processes for the 2025 Standard Crime Contract Stages 1 and 2 have closed. Stage 3 remains open. 1044 providers have been issued contracts across three categories of law to date. This notice publishes the details of contracts awarded under Stages 1 and 2 of the procurement process. Additional information: There was no price / cost criterion for this procurement

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05faf3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085156-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

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
Large

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
£180,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Sep 20349 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE LEGAL AID AGENCY
Contact Name
Gemma Jordan
Contact Email
civiltenders@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7469579108

Buyer Location

Locality
WESTMINSTER
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MULTIPLE PROVIDERS

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