Award

Online Legal Resources

THE LORD CHANCELLOR

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Award

15 Apr 2024 at 14:43

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice Commercial department has awarded a contract for the provision of online legal resources to Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. The contract, titled "Online Legal Resources", falls under the category of services and involves ensuring judges and legal advisers have access to reliable and authoritative information. The procurement method used was limited, with the contract being awarded through a negotiated process without public notice. The Lord Chancellor, acting as the buyer, initiated this procurement to enhance access to legal information for judicial staff.

This tender for online legal resources provides an opportunity for businesses in the publishing services industry to compete for contracts with the Ministry of Justice. Companies offering online databases and specialist legal content are well-suited to bid for this tender. The contract, currently in the award stage, has already been signed with a value of £1,090,000. Interested suppliers can explore potential partnerships or subcontracting opportunities with Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, the awarded supplier for this contract.

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Notice Title

Online Legal Resources

Notice Description

MoJ Commercial are procuring the service for the Judicial Library, of online services to ensure that all judges and legal advisers have access to reliable, authoritative information, in the most appropriate format to enable them to perform their duties effectively.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Online services to ensure that all judges and legal advisers have access to reliable, authoritative information, in the most appropriate format to enable them to perform their duties effectively. Some online services are very large, sophisticated databases, delivering a one stop shop for searching across the entire range of UK (and some overseas) legal information. Other services are much smaller and provide specialist content in areas such as crime and immigration.

Procurement Information

The Authority intends to award a contract to Bloomsbury Publishing PLC under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC provides access to an online legal database containing unique content the Authority requires. This content can only be made available from the source publisher i.e. (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC). Proprietary content which is only published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045254
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012207-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79970000 - Publishing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,090,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE LORD CHANCELLOR
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ccmdopenjustice@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 02033343555

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Post Town
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
1
Supplier Name

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING

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