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Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services from 4 May 2026

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £2,360,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): Thu 28 Aug 2025, 17:00 BSTClosed.
Published: 16 Jul 2025
Region: Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has launched the procurement process for the 2026 Criminal Defence Direct (CDD) Contracts. These contracts will provide 24/7 telephone-based legal advice to individuals detained at police stations across England and Wales for non-indictable offences.

Two contracts will be awarded, with services commencing on 4 May 2026, following an implementation period and a 28-day dual operation phase.

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

79100000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

3 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

23 May 2025
Planning notice
Planning notice published 23 May 2025.
Deadline in this release: Mon 18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST.
Release 025889-2025
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16 Jul 2025
Tender notice
Tender notice published 16 July 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Thu 28 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST.
Release 040454-2025
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6 Jan 2026
Notice
Notice published 6 January 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 000737-2026
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

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06/ Questions

About this notice

The notice gave a deadline of Thursday 28 August 2025, 17:00 BST. It is no longer open for bids.

Legal Aid Agency published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £2,360,000.

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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-052132
Source: Find a Tender
Stage: tender · Open
Last verified: Mon 6 Apr 2026, 20:22 BST
Read at: Fri 23 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST

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