2025 Standard Crime Contract Stage 2

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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 ↗)

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales · England and Wales

Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST
Award evaluation window: 30 Apr 2025 – …
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-034276
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+2 more
South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b06e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: cy, en
Bids opened: 30 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Timeline

23 Oct 2024 → 30 Apr 2025 · 4 dates

Notice published
23 Oct 2024, 10:59 BST
Bids opened
30 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission deadline
30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Bids must remain valid until
30 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Legal Aid Agency

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsOther publicly funded services 102 Petty France, Westminster, London, SW1H 9AJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Legal Aid AgencyMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.