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Crime contract for signature despatch to commence

The LAA will start to send contracts for signature to crime providers from 1 July.

The ongoing cyber security incident means that we are unable to issue the contract for signature for online acceptance in CWA. Therefore, the contract documentation will be sent out via email from 1 July. This will take up to 3 weeks to complete.

Why is it happening now?

Full instructions on how to accept the contract will be provided in the covering letter. Once accepted the contract will be returned to the LAA to countersign. The contract will commence on 1 October.

If you have not received your contract documentation by 21 July, please contact the LAA through the eTendering message board.

Further information

For full details of the procurement process please read the Application Guide which is available at Crime Contract 2025 Tender - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Published 24 June 2025