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Transport for London

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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12 Aug 2026 at 15:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

12 Aug 2026 at 10:46

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London is procuring online legal information and publishing services. The requirement covers online legal research, legal knowledge resources, specialist legal publications and Schofield Election Law licences, delivered through subscription services. The service includes access to an online legal database, online textbooks and other authoritative legal content used by TfL. The specified products include Westlaw UK Premium and Practical Law UK. The procurement is for services delivered in the United Kingdom, for TfL’s organisational legal and election-law needs. The requirement is supplied to Transport for London, the public undertaking responsible for London’s transport network, rather than being a construction, physical goods or general information-technology support contract.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded by direct award to Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. The award date was 1 July 2026. Two awards were made to the same supplier: £390,151 excluding VAT (£468,181 including VAT) and £11,176 excluding VAT (£13,411 including VAT). Both awards cover the period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The procedure was a direct award under clause 41(1) and Schedule 5 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, justified by exclusive intellectual-property rights and the availability of unique proprietary content from the source publisher. A standstill period applied, with contract signature scheduled for 25 August 2026. The procurement comprised one completed lot.

This requirement is most relevant to established legal information publishers or specialist legal-technology providers with authoritative UK legal research content, online delivery infrastructure and licensing rights for professional legal publications. Credible competitors would need to demonstrate reliable access to comprehensive legal research, current legal knowledge and recognised practitioner resources, together with content that meets the needs of a large public transport organisation. Experience supplying institutional subscriptions, supporting multiple legal users and maintaining secure, dependable access would strengthen a future proposition. Providers of election-law materials would also need specific coverage comparable to Schofield Election Law. The award shows that TfL values publisher-controlled, proprietary content and a consolidated subscription service rather than generic document access or unrelated legal consultancy.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Online Subscription

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 online legal research, legal knowledge, specialist legal publishing services and Schofield Election Law licences. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited will provide access to an online legal database containing unique content Transport for London (TfL) requires, including online textbook publications that are leading industry authorities. The content can only be made available from the source publisher i.e. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. Westlaw UK Premium and Practical Law UK are proprietary services which contain unique content only published by Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. In accordance with the Procurement Act 2024, 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.

Procurement Information

Transport for London (TfL) intends to award a contract to Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited under clause 41(1) and Schedule 5 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited will provide access to an online legal database containing unique content TfL requires, including online textbook publications that are leading industry authorities. The content can only be made available from the source publisher, i.e. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. Westlaw UK Premium and Practical Law UK are proprietary services which contain unique content only published by Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e22c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076893-2026
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
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

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£401,327 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED

Further Information

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