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Lexis Nexis 25-28

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

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18 Aug 2025 at 15:38

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

De Montfort University in Leicester has completed a direct award for the procurement of 'Lexis Nexis 25-28', covering higher education and library services. This contract was granted to RELX (UK) Limited, trading as LexisNexis, and is set to run from 17th September 2025 to 16th September 2028. The direct award approach was chosen due to the unique and proprietary content Lexis Nexis offers, which is crucial for the university's School of Law curriculum. The procurement process reached the award stage on 18th August 2025.

This procurement offers significant business growth opportunities for companies with exclusive rights to critical academic materials, especially those in the legal and educational sectors. The contract's focus on specialised content suggests opportunities for businesses that can offer similarly unique resources. Businesses that specialise in educational tools and resources, particularly with a focus on legal materials, are well-suited to compete for similar future tenders, especially in the sub-central government public authority sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lexis Nexis 25-28

Notice Description

Lexis Nexis is an online tool that provides access to newspapers, legal forms, law society materials, international law and curriculum materials. These materials are not readily available from competitors and the contents of Lexis Nexis are highly relevant to the School of Law curriculum.

Procurement Information

Lexis Nexis possess a strong inventory of relevant legal materials, such as newspapers, legal forms, law society materials, international law and curriculum materials. These materials are not readily available in the market when considering the specific relevance to DMU's School of Law's curriculum. Such as, Halsbury's Laws of England and more.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a0f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049621-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

80300000 - Higher education services

92510000 - Library and archive services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£192,113 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
16 Sep 2025 - 16 Sep 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@dmu.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 9BH
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RELX (UK) LIMITED T/A LEXISNEXIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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