Notice Information
Notice Title
Practical Law and Westlaw
Notice Description
The provision of legal research services. This include a subscription to Practical Law Premium and Westlaw Edge and a number of other publications (15 in total)
Procurement Information
The publications required are only available for purchase through Thomson Reuters, who own the intellectual property rights to the publications/brands MCC Legal Services have used these services for a number of years and have established business processes around them. Failing to maintain the subscription would cause significant disruption to their ability to provide legal services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058bd2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055241-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details 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
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £496,586 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £496,586 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@manchester.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M60 2LA
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Piccadilly
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055241-2025
10th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050400-2025
21st August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050394-2025
21st August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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