AwardedAwarded 19 December 2025

2025 Standard Crime Contract tender outcome

Legal Aid Agency · Central government

In brief

Legal Aid Agency awarded legal work to Multiple Providers on 19 December 2025.

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

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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 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. This notice publishes the details of contracts awarded under Stages 1 2 and 3 of the procurement process.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Multiple Providers£180,000,000
Multiple Providers£180,000,000
Multiple Providers£180,000,000

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

Timeline

  1. Contract notice · notice 085153-2025
  2. Contract award notice · notice 085156-2025
  3. Contract award notice · notice 038822-2026
  4. Contract award notice · notice 071613-2026

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 085153-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 19 December 2025, last updated 29 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.