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Legal Online Knowledge Rsources

Transport for London

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2026 at 11:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

06 Aug 2026 at 09:00

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London bought legal research and guidance subscriptions for members and staff in its Legal Department. The requirement covers access to an online legal database, online textbook publications, Lexis+ Practical Guidance, Lexis+ Legal Research and Law360. These services provide authoritative legal content and research tools to support TfL’s legal advisers in carrying out their duties. The procurement is for subscription services, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The selected service is provided by RELX (UK) Limited trading as LexisNexis, whose proprietary platforms contain content published exclusively by LexisNexis. The work is therefore centred on providing online access to specialist legal information, guidance and research content rather than general legal advice or legal representation.

The procurement has been awarded to RELX (UK) Limited trading as LexisNexis, with an award date of 1 July 2026. The contract is valued at £52,584 excluding VAT and £63,101 including VAT. It runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Transport for London used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, on the basis that the required content is proprietary and available only from LexisNexis. The process had one completed lot and the award is active. The award notice commenced an eight-working-day standstill period, with contract signature scheduled for 19 August 2026. LexisNexis was selected for the full requirement.

This award indicates demand for specialist online legal information supporting a large public transport organisation’s in-house legal function. Suppliers competing for similar requirements would need authoritative, current legal research content, online access to recognised textbooks and practical legal guidance, and a platform suitable for use by multiple legal advisers and staff. A credible alternative would also need to demonstrate reliable access, strong search and research functionality, and coverage broad enough to support day-to-day legal work. The incumbent’s advantage was proprietary content published exclusively by LexisNexis, including Lexis+ Practical Guidance, Lexis+ Legal Research and Law360. Competitors should therefore assess whether they can offer distinctive content, comparable research capability and a defensible basis for any future direct-award or competitive route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Online Knowledge Rsources

Notice Description

This Contract Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to notify the market of the intention to award a contract and to formally commence the standstill period for the provision of legal research and guidance subscriptions for the use by members and staff of the Transport for London (TfL) Legal Department. These services ensure that legal advisers have access to reliable and authoritative information in the most appropriate format to support the effective delivery of their duties. LexisNexis will provide access to an online legal database containing unique content the is essential to TfL's requirements, including online textbook publications that are leading industry authorities. This content can only be made available from the source publisher, i.e. LexisNexis. Lexis+ Practical Guidance, Lexis+ Legal Research and Law 360 are proprietary services which contain unique content only published by LexisNexis. In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, this Contract Award Notice triggers an 8 working day standstill period, as applied automatically by the Find a Tender system. The Authority will not enter into the contract before the end of this standstill period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075201-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
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

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£52,584 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Transport for London
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis

Further Information

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