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| Source: | Contracts Finder |
| Notice Type: | Award notice |
| Buyer: | The Legal Aid Agency |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender Status: | Closed |
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Application Deadline
30 September 2025
Closed
Estimated Value
£1,800,000,000
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| Release Date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Application Deadline: | 30 September 2025 |
| Contract Start Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Contract End Date: | 30 September 2034 |
| Contract Duration: | 9.2 years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-b5fd17-f0fbcebe-ec47-4898-88ae-5673bdf60938 |
| Notice Reference: | b2bb5570-fba1-463c-b667-41dfc7e9b27c-876949 |
All 2 notices for this procurement, oldest first.
2025 Standard Crime Contract Stage 3
2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome
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| Award value: | £180,000,000 |
| Award decision date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Award status: | Active |
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. 1044 providers have been issued contracts across three categories of law to date. The directory of providers has been updated accordingly. This notice publishes the contracts awarded under Stages 1 and 2. Additional information: Please find details of the contracts awarded under the 2025 Standard Crime Contract here:
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