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# Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services in England and Wales from 1 June 2021

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-criminal-defence-direct-services-in-england-and-wales-from-1-june-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Legal Aid Agency: "Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services in England and Wales from 1 June 2021". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Legal Aid Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-legal-aid-agency-gov-ea556)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £38,280,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-criminal-defence-direct-services-in-england-and-wales-from-1-june-2021-ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d7#tl-md)

## Description
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) invited Applicants to submit a Tender for a Criminal Defence Direct Contract 2021 (“CDD Contract” or “Contract”) to deliver Criminal Defence Direct
(“CDD”) Services from 1 June 2021.
The LAA looked to award a total of two (2) CDD Contracts of equal size to two separate organisations as a result of the procurement.
This notice confirms the awarded contracts as a result of this procurement process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) invited Applicants to submit a Tender for a Criminal Defence Direct Contract 2021 (“CDD Contract” or “Contract”) to deliver Criminal Defence Direct
(“CDD”) Services from 1 June 2021.
The LAA looked to award a total of two (...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** CDD contract 2021 (active)
  - Award id: `008806-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Johnson Partnership**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-14054`
  - Value: £3,480,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** CDD contract 2021 (active)
  - Award id: `008806-2021-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Watson Woodhouse Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153349`
  - Value: £34,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** CDD contract 2021 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,480,000
  - Signed Date: 05/04/2021

- **Contract:** CDD contract 2021 (active)
  - Signed Value: £34,800,000
  - Signed Date: 05/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008806-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-23T21:55:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:31:55.261Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d7