2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome

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Estimated value

£1.8bn

Awarded value

£180.0m

Awarded 30 Sept 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

28 Apr 2026

Deadline 30 Sept 2025

Description

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 December 2025 to March 2026.

Scope

Reference
tender_490745/1572402
Total value
£1,800,000,000 excluding VAT
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Sept 2025 to 29 Sept 2034
CPV classifications
79100000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
30 Sept 2025, 10:59 pm

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£180.0m

Award date

30 Sept 2025

Contract start

30 Sept 2025

Contract end

29 Sept 2034

Awarded to