Outcome for stage 1 of the Crime Procurement Process
Organisations who tendered in stage 1 of the process will receive the outcome of their tenders for work under the 2025 Standard Crime Contract from 13 December.

Monitoring the eTendering system message boards
The notification process may take up to 3 working days. If you have tendered for a 2025 Standard Crime Contract in Stage 1 then you should monitor the LAA eTendering system message board for your notification letter. You will need to ensure you have a registered user available to access the letter.
Anyone who tendered and does not receive their notification by Wednesday 18 December should send a message through the LAA eTendering system.
What will the letter cover?
Your notification letter will set out the:
- outcome of our initial assessment of your bid
- what you should do next in terms of providing verification information as relevant
Verification deadline
The deadline for submitting compliant verification information is 11:59pm on 31 January 2025.
Stage 2
Stage 2 of the procurement process is open and will close at 23:59 on 30 April 2025. Those tendering in this stage will be able to commence contract work on 1 October 2025 and join duty rotas from January 2026, subject to meeting the stated requirements.