Notice Information
Notice Title
Print Subscription Agreement
Notice Description
25 subscription titles (including law reports and looseleaf services) maintained by the Supreme Courts Library Service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
25 subscription titles (including law reports and looseleaf services) maintained by the Supreme Courts Library Service.
Procurement Information
As per to Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii), competition is absent for technical reasons as no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. LexisNexis holds a de-facto monopoly as the primary supplier of unique products (textbooks, law reports, journals and loose-leaf titles) on niche areas of law and is exclusively covering particular commonwealth jurisdictions (de-facto monopoly). Despite attempts to explore alternatives through intermediaries, LexisNexis remains the singular entity capable of offering a more favourable agreement. The distinctive nature of their role limits the feasibility of open competition. Opting for a Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication allows SCTS to engage directly with LexisNexis, facilitating negotiations for a long-term contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0499a8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028965-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
-
- CPV Codes
22120000 - Publications
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £205,519 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Sep 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Apr 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Dheeraj Chawla
- Contact Email
- dchawla@scotcourts.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1314443433
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH11 3XD
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Sighthill/Gorgie
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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