Procurement of Criminal Legal Aid Services from 1 October 2022

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is inviting Tenders for the delivery of publicly funded criminal legal aid services from 1 October 2022 under a 2022 Standard Crime Contract (“Crime Contract”).

Applicants may tender to carry out Contract Work in the following Classes of Work at each Office from which they wish to deliver Contract Work:

• Criminal Investigations and Criminal Proceedings (this includes Appeals and Reviews); and/or
• Prison Law (this includes Appeals and Reviews); or
• Appeals and Reviews only

The Deadline for submitting Tenders is 5pm on 30 November 2021 (“Deadline”)

All Tenders must be completed and submitted using the eTendering system. This can be accessed either through a link on the tender pages of the LAA website or directly at www.legalaid.bravosolution.co.uk.

Late submissions will not be considered under any circumstances. It is the Applicant’s sole responsibility to ensure that the LAA receives its Tender before the Deadline.

Crime Contracts will run for a period of one year from the Contract Start Date (subject to rights of early termination and the LAA’s right to extend for up to a further two years).