AwardedAwarded 1 October 2025

2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome

Legal Aid Agency · Central government

In brief

Legal Aid Agency awarded legal work to Multiple suppliers. on 1 October 2025.

The notice gives a value of £1,800,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 9 years, starting 1 October 2025.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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 July to September 2026. Additional information: Please find details of the contracts awarded under the 2025 Standard Crime Contract here:

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Multiple suppliers. (SME)£180,000,000
Awarded 1 October 2025

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice b9c6e89e-5d12-4ff4-8c19-15795df8f235-918443

Last time this was bought

2025 Standard Crime Contract tender outcome

Won by
Multiple Providers
Awarded
19 December 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on Legal Aid Agency, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Legal Aid AgencyLast 12 months

Procurements

6

Awards

2

Suppliers it has used most for legal

  • Multiple Providers1 contract
  • The Johnson Partnership1 contract
  • Watson Woodhouse Ltd1 contract

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From notice b9c6e89e-5d12-4ff4-8c19-15795df8f235-918443 on Contracts Finder, first published 20 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 20 October 2026.