2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome
The Legal Aid AgencyEstimated Value
£1,800,000,000 – £0
Deadline
30 September 2025
Published
29 July 2026
Type
services
Overview
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.
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.
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Multiple Suppliers
£180,000,000
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1 contract wonlatest 29 Jul 2026
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The Legal Aid AgencyKey Dates
Published
29 July 2026
Submission deadline
30 September 2025
Renewal expected40% confident
September 2026
Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (11 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Sep 2026).
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