2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome
Estimated value
£1.8bn
Awarded value
£180.0m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
28 Apr 2026
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