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Official procurement procedure
2025 Standard Crime Contract Stage 2
Published value
£1,800,000,000
Submission deadline 30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: The Legal Aid Agency: "2025 Standard Crime Contract Stage 2". Published status: active. Published value: £1,800,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The Legal Aid Agency | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,800,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The Legal Aid Agency
Market Analytics
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Published history for The Legal Aid Agency. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
33Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe Legal Aid Agency | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST | Last source update23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationLegal services | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04b06e | ||
What is being bought
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting 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 2 and the 2025 Standard Crime Contract ITT - Stage 2.
This application period opens on 23 October 2024. 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 second stage of the process will open on 23 October 2024 and close on 30 April 2025 and is for those who wish there contract to commence on 1 October 2025 and to be able to join duty rotas that commence in January 2026. The third stage will open on 1 May 2025 and will close on, or around, 30 September 2034.
The deadline for submitting a Tender in the first stage is 23:59 on 30 April 2025.
You must read the Application Guide (AG) document for this procurement process before submitting your Tender.
The AG and supporting documents can be downloaded from GOV.UK: Crime Contract 2025 Tender - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £1,800,000,000
23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST - Status changed to active
23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST - Official notice release published
23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST - Submission deadline changed to 30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST - Buyer information updated
23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished valueNot publishedThe Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting 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 2 and the 2025 Standard Crime Contract ITT - Stage 2. This application period opens on 23 October 2024. 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 second stage of the process will open on 23 October 2024 and close on 30 April 2025 and is for those who wish there contract to commence on 1 October 2025 and to be able to join duty rotas that commence in January 2026. The third stage will open on 1 May 2025 and will close on, or around, 30 September 2034. The deadline for submitting a Tender in the first stage is 23:59 on 30 April 2025. You must read the Application Guide (AG) document for this procurement process before submitting your Tender. The AG and supporting documents can be downloaded from GOV.UK: Crime Contract 2025 Tender - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST - Submission deadline
30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The Legal Aid Agency
Contracting authority GB-FTS-76953Documents (0)
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