Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
Contact
Gemma Jordan
Telephone
+44 7469579108
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/legal-aid-agency
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Other publicly funded services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
2025 Standard Crime Contract tender outcome
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short 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 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. 1044 providers have been issued contracts across three categories of law to date. This notice publishes the details of contracts awarded under Stages 1 and 2 of the procurement process.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £180,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
England and Wales only
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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. 1044 providers have been issued contracts across three categories of law to date. This notice publishes the details of contracts awarded under Stages 1 and 2 of the procurement process.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Requirements / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
There was no price / cost criterion for this procurement
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-085153
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
2025 Standard Crime Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 99
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Multiple Providers
Multiple Locations
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £180,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Additional information on the contracts awarded under the 2025 Crime Contract can be found at : Crime Contract 2025 Tender
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
crime.contracts@justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
crime.contracts@justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Any ‘appeals’ will be subject to review by the LAA in the first instance and where necessary referral will be made to CEDR
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Legal Aid Agency
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
crime.contracts@justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom