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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
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Estimated Value
£1,800,000,000
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| Release Date: | 29 July 2026 |
| 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-dc69bfce-7735-45e6-a65d-8926a7fbd091 |
| Notice Reference: | e61db41a-54b1-4126-9393-b8ab9c7b4e10-908765 |
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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. 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:
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