Estimated Value
Up to £180,000,000
Deadline
30 September 2034
2909 days remaining
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 opens 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.
Additional details
This notice publishes the details of contracts awarded under Stages 1 2 and 3 of the procurement process. 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 opens 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. Stage three is open to any organisation that has not yet tendered in either Stage 1 or Stage 2 of the procurement process. This notice publishes the details of contracts awarded under Stage 3 of the procurement process from April 2026 until June 2026 Additional information: There was no price / cost criterion for this procurement
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Award Details
Multiple Providers
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Multiple Providers
1 contract wonlatest 28 Apr 2026£8m
total awarded
- 2
Multiple Suppliers
1 contract wonlatest 1 Oct 2025ends 30 Sept 2034£180m
total awarded
- 3
Citizens Advice Gateshead
1 contract wonlatest 3 Jul 2025£2m
total awarded
- 4
Stephensons Solicitors LLP
1 contract wonlatest 3 Jul 2025£2m
total awarded
- 5
Access to Public Law Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 3 Jul 2025£2m
total awarded
Multiple Providers is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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The Legal Aid AgencyKey Dates
Published
29 July 2026
Submission deadline
30 September 2034
Notice type
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