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title: "2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome"
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buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY"
published: "2026-07-29"
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# 2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome

Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dc69bfce-7735-45e6-a65d-8926a7fbd091

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## Summary

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has completed the procurement stage for the "2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome" under an open procedure to deliver publicly funded criminal legal aid services. This procurement process is classified under the legal services category, identified by CPV code 79100000, and spans across multiple regions in the United Kingdom, including North East, North West, and London, among others. Stage 3 of this contract, specifically, publishes the awarded contracts from April to June 2026. The total contract value stands at GBP 1,800,000,000, with the contract running from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2034. The application window for this opportunity opened on 1 May 2025 and is set to remain available until 30 September 2034, with submissions required by the tender deadline.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those classified as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs), seeking to expand into the legal aid sector. With the contract accessible to suppliers across various UK regions, it opens avenues for eligible legal service providers to secure long-term engagement with the LAA. Businesses adept in delivering criminal legal aid services and familiar with the requirements of the LAA's Crime Contract will find this opportunity particularly beneficial for business growth, leveraging a substantial framework of financial investment over nearly a decade-long contract period.

## Notice

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 opened 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. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that it submits a Complete Tender before the Tender Deadline. The procurement processes for the 2025 Standard Crime Contract Stages 1 and 2 have closed. Stage 3 remains open. This notice publishes the contracts awarded under Stage 3 from April to June 2026. Additional information: Please find details of the contracts awarded under the 2025 Standard Crime Contract here:

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e61db41a-54b1-4126-9393-b8ab9c7b4e10 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2034 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,800,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £180,000,000 |
| 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, TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2026 at 10:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e61db41a-54b1-4126-9393-b8ab9c7b4e10

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e61db41a-54b1-4126-9393-b8ab9c7b4e10
  29th July 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime-contract-2025-tender
  Crime Contract 2025 Tender

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