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title: "Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2022"
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# Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2022

Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8f930d1a-4d6c-47be-b69f-45a669305a00

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## Summary

The Legal Aid Agency has awarded a contract for the procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services starting from the 1st of October 2022. The contract, valued at £1.8 billion, is to be delivered across various regions in the United Kingdom. The procurement process was completed under an open procedure and the successful applicant can be found in the official publication.

This tender presents an opportunity for legal services providers to engage in the delivery of criminal legal aid services. The contract includes work in Criminal Investigations and Criminal Proceedings, Prison Law, and Appeals and Reviews. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate in this procurement process.

## Notice

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) invited Tenders for the delivery of publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022 under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract ("Crime Contract"). Applicants tendered to carry out Contract Work in the following Classes of Work at each Office from which they wish to deliver Contract Work: - Criminal Investigations and Criminal Proceedings (this includes Appeals and Reviews); and/or - Prison Law (this includes Appeals and Reviews); or - Appeals and Reviews only Crime Contracts will run for a period of one year from the Contract Start Date (subject to rights of early termination and the LAA's right to extend for up to a further two years). This notice is to confirm the successful Applicants under this procurement process. Additional information: All successful providers can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime-contract-2022-tender

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b411cab6-d2b2-4d14-8619-b0cc2057314a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 1 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,800,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,800,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE LEGAL AID AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9AJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MULTIPLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2023 at 16:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b411cab6-d2b2-4d14-8619-b0cc2057314a
- 19 Oct 2021 at 14:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9806050c-db08-4ed8-bb6b-ca7873b226d7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b411cab6-d2b2-4d14-8619-b0cc2057314a
  16th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9806050c-db08-4ed8-bb6b-ca7873b226d7
  19th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime-contract-2022-tender
  Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/topic/legal-aid-for-providers/tenders

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