--- title: "Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2022" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02edca" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02edca" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02edca.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02edca.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "THE LEGAL AID AGENCY" published: "2023-01-16" --- # Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2022 Buyer: THE LEGAL AID AGENCY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02edca [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02edca) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02edca.json) ## Summary The Legal Aid Agency has completed the award process for the procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract. The tender process was initiated as a tendering process and included inviting tenders for delivering criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022. The procurement stage is complete, and the deadline for submitting tenders was 30 November 2021. The contract will run for one year initially, with a possible extension of up to two years. The main procurement category is legal services within the services industry. The procurement method used was an open procedure. This tender for Criminal Legal Aid Services presents an opportunity for legal service providers to compete for publicly funded contracts, specifically in criminal investigations, criminal proceedings, prison law, appeals, and reviews. Businesses suited to compete in this tender are those experienced in providing legal services within the UK. The opportunity involves a substantial contract value of GBP 1.8 billion and requires compliance with the specified tendering procedures and criteria, ensuring a fair selection process for interested bidders. ## Notice The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders for the delivery of publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022 under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract ("Crime Contract"). Applicants may tender 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 The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 30 November 2021 ("Deadline") All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline. 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). ### Lot Information Crime Contract 2022 The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders for the delivery of publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022 under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract ("Crime Contract"). Applicants may tender 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 The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 30 November 2021 ("Deadline") All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk. Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant's sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline. 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). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001328-2023 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 16 Jan 2023 | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,800,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £1,800,000,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## 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), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ALL BIDDERS CAN BE FOUND HERE HTTPS://WWW.GOV.UK/GOVERNMENT/PUBLICATIONS/CRIME-CONTRACT-2022-TENDER | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 16 Jan 2023 at 16:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001328-2023 - 19 Oct 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026205-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime-contract-2022-tender ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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