Notice Information
Notice Title
Westlaw subscription
Notice Description
Provision of a legal database services Practical Law and Westlaw (Westlaw edge). Reference database accessing legal information, cases and legal statute and regulations, particularly in the areas of patents and trademarks.
Procurement Information
This is a proposed contract for the provision of legal research services. This includes subscriptions to Practical Law and Westlaw Edge, which are the intellectual property of Thomson Reuters and/or publication brands owned by Thomson Reuters. These products are only available for purchase through Thomson Reuters.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058da0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058001-2025
- 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
- £284,450 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £284,450 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Sep 2025 - 6 Sep 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Category Manager
- Contact Email
- corporate-commercial@ipo.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 03000200015
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- NP10 8QQ
- Post Town
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newport
- Electoral Ward
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058001-2025
19th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053264-2025
2nd September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051209-2025
26th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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