Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by The Legal Aid Agency
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 6 awards we have tracked from The Legal Aid Agency, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
6
awards tracked
£559.9m
total contract value
£93.3m
average award size
100%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by The Legal Aid Agency
2026 Criminal Defence Direct (CDD) Contract Award Notice
Awarded to The Johnson Partnership,Watson Woodhouse Solicitors on 6 Jan 2026 · Legal services
£3m
2025 Standard Crime Contract tender outcome
Awarded to Multiple Providers on 19 Dec 2025 · Legal services
£180m
2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome
Awarded to Multiple Suppliers on 30 Sept 2025 · Legal services
£180m
2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome
Awarded to Multiple Suppliers on 30 Sept 2025 · Legal services
£180m
Procurement of Civil Legal Advice services from September 2025
Awarded to Citizens Advice Gateshead,Stephensons Solicitors LLP,Access to Public Law Ltd,Citizens Advice Mid Mercia,Direct Help and Advice,Watson Woodhouse,Loss Legal Services (t/a SEN Support Solicitors) on 15 Jun 2025 · Legal services
£9.2m
7781577
Awarded to Multiple Providers on 31 Dec 2024 · Legal services
£7.8m
Spend pattern
What The Legal Aid Agency buys, and how the spend behaves
The Legal Aid Agency has issued 6 tracked awards worth £559.9m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £93.3m. Spend skews towards Legal services. The largest single award we have on record went to Multiple Suppliers for £180m, on a 2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome notice. SMBs hold 100% of recorded awards, well above the public-sector average, so smaller bidders genuinely win here. Activity is broadly flat versus the prior month.
Where The Legal Aid Agency actually spends
Biggest single award
£180m
2025 Standard Crime Contract Outcome
Won by Multiple Suppliers on 30 Sept 2025
Busiest month
Sept 25
2 awards published, totalling £360m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Multiple Suppliers
2 awards · £360m total
Multiple Providers
2 awards · £187.8m total
Citizens Advice Gateshead,Stephensons Solicitors LLP,Access to Public Law Ltd,Citizens Advice Mid Mercia,Direct Help and Advice,Watson Woodhouse,Loss Legal Services (t/a SEN Support Solicitors)
1 award · £9.2m total
The Johnson Partnership,Watson Woodhouse Solicitors
1 award · £3m total
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