---
title: "2024 Civil Re-Opening"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "The Legal Aid Agency"
published: "2026-10-20"
---

# 2024 Civil Re-Opening

Buyer: The Legal Aid Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9.json)

## Summary

The Legal Aid Agency procured civil legal services through its 2024 Civil Re-Opening process. The requirement adds to provider capacity established through earlier procurement rounds and updates the directory of providers for civil legal aid work. Delivery covers locations across England and Wales, including London and the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, Midlands, East of England, South East and South West. The process concerns the Standard Civil Contract, rather than a single named legal case or one service location. It is relevant to firms and other providers able to deliver civil legal aid services across the specified areas.

The procurement is complete and contracts have been awarded to multiple suppliers; the published outcome identifies the supplier group collectively, rather than naming each provider. The award date was 2 October 2024, and the contract period runs from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2028. The stated award value is £7,781,577. The procedure was an open procedure below threshold. The tender submission deadline was 31 December 2024. The requirement was presented as a single procurement, with no separate lots described. Small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were considered suitable. No detailed evaluation weighting or award criteria are stated in the available procurement data.

This award demonstrates continuing demand from the Legal Aid Agency for civil legal aid providers, with a multi-provider model and delivery spanning England and Wales. The selected supplier group indicates that the requirement is suited to providers capable of undertaking work across the relevant areas, rather than firms focused on one local area alone. A credible competitor would need the professional capability and operational capacity to deliver civil legal services under the Standard Civil Contract and support the Agency’s provider directory. The process also shows that an open, below-threshold route has been used for this requirement. SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises were regarded as suitable, so smaller specialist providers may be relevant where they can meet the contract’s delivery requirements.

## Notice

In addition to the volume already identified through earlier procurement processes, the directory of providers has been updated accordingly for contracts awarded from July 2026 to September 2026 which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/re-opening-2024-standard-civil-contract-procurement-process Additional information: The outcome of the tender is published on the following links below:

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f8bf0e0-e24a-432b-ba85-22c5aab4ea35 |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,781,577 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,781,577 |
| 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | Supplier N/A |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 14:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f8bf0e0-e24a-432b-ba85-22c5aab4ea35

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f8bf0e0-e24a-432b-ba85-22c5aab4ea35
  20th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/re-opening-2024-standard-civil-contract-procurement-process
  The outcome of the tender is published on the following link below

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ff2ff620-9180-4c08-9d96-bf26ec975da9.json.