This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

02 Apr 2025 at 11:28

Award

26 Jul 2024 at 13:44

Tender

17 Jul 2023 at 14:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice is conducting a public procurement process titled "Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs," classified under the publications industry category. This procurement, which falls under the goods category, aims to provide the Ministry with legal publications from various publishers. The procurement method adopted for this process is a selective restricted procedure. The tender's status is complete, and the procurement covered the regions across the UK. Key dates include the contract signing on 18th March 2025, with contracts valued the highest at GBP 2,438,796, awarded to five suppliers after a framework competition under the Legal Publications Framework Agreement 2024-28.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses in the legal publications sector, particularly those capable of supplying a broad range of legal print and eBooks. It is especially advantageous for large-scale suppliers like Waterstones Booksellers Limited, EBSCO International Inc, The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales, Thomson Reuters Professional UK Ltd, and Wildy & Sons Ltd, who have been awarded the contracts. Such businesses are well-suited to meet the needs of the Ministry by providing reliable, authoritative legal information, thus enabling continuous business growth through public sector procurement. This tender involves producing critical legal resources, thereby fostering partnerships and enhancing business portfolios in the public sector market.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

Notice Description

Call Off competition was conducted under Framework "Legal Publications Framework Agreement 2024 -28". To provide the Authority with Legal Publications from a range of publishers. Five bidders were awarded contracts following their successful tender submissions. Each awarded contracts term, is 12 months.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Call Off competition was conducted under Framework "Legal Publications Framework Agreement 2024 -28". To provide the Authority with Legal Publications from a range of publishers. Five bidders were awarded contracts following their successful tender submissions.

Renewal: This Framework is a renewal of an existing 4 year period and will be assessed if required beyond this new agreement

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e293
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012464-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products


CPV Codes

22120000 - Publications

22212000 - Periodicals

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£8,817,004 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
4 years

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Additional Buyers

The Lord Chancellor

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
8
Supplier Names

EBSCO International Inc

Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales

The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting For England and Wales

Thomson Reuters Professional UK Limited

Thomson Reuters Professional UK Ltd

Waterstones Booksellers Limited

Wildy & Sons Ltd

Wildy and Sons Ltd

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