Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2025

2024-09-17

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Published date: 17 September 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

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Contract summary

Industry

Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales

Value of contract

£1,800,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_464602/1405379

Published date

17 September 2024

Closing date

22 October 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 October 2025

Contract end date

30 September 2035

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

What is an open procedure (below threshold)?

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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 1 and the 2025 Standard Crime Contract ITT - Stage 1.

This application period opens on 17 September 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 first stage of the process is for those who wish their contract to commence on 1 October 2025 and to be able to join Duty Rotas from this date also. 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 22 October 2024.

You must read the Application Guide (AG) document for this procurement process before submitting your Tender.

The AG can be found in the 'Attachments' section of ITT 1032 - '2025 Standard Crime Contract - Stage 1 Selection Questionnaire for ' or can be downloaded from GOV.UK: Crime Contract 2025 Tender - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

We will accept questions about this AG up until 23:59 on 1 October 2024 (referred to below as 'End date for supplier clarification messages'). Questions must be submitted through the relevant eTendering message board.

Further information on how to submit a question can be found in the AG.

More information

Links: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/crime-contract-2025-tender

Information for organisations interested in delivering face to face Criminal Legal Aid Services from October 2025