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14 Sep 2026 at 13:00

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Government Legal Department procured a subscription to an information service, classified under market research services. The purpose was to provide access to information supporting the department’s work. This is a services requirement delivered in the United Kingdom. The buyer is a central government legal department based in London. The selected supplier is Babel Legal LLC, a US-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The requirement was handled as a single completed lot and resulted in an active service contract. Businesses considering similar work should focus on information-service subscriptions and market research provision for a central government legal user, with the ability to deliver the service for UK operations. The procurement concerns an ongoing information resource rather than physical goods, construction or a project-based consultancy assignment.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The Government Legal Department awarded it to Babel Legal LLC without competition, using a direct award described as below threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 28 August 2026, with a service period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £22,167 excluding VAT and £26,600.40 including VAT. The award is for the single completed lot and covers services delivered in the United Kingdom. The published description identifies the purchase as a subscription to an information service. The record does not set out a scored evaluation basis; the route was an award without competition rather than a competitive tender. The contract remains active throughout the stated service period.

For competitors, this award demonstrates demand from the Government Legal Department for a subscription-based information service classified as market research. A credible future supplier would need to provide a dependable, relevant information resource for a central government legal user and support delivery across UK operations. The requirement is suited to businesses whose core offer is a specialist information subscription or market research service, rather than general goods supply or construction. Babel Legal LLC’s status as an SME shows that the requirement can be fulfilled by a smaller specialist provider. Suppliers should therefore be able to explain the practical value and relevance of their information to legal-government work, maintain reliable access and service continuity, and operate through a straightforward direct-award or below-threshold purchasing route when the buyer’s requirements and procurement rules allow.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Subscription Service

Notice Description

This was an award without competition for the purpose of a subscription to an information service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f914
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086845-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79310000 - Market research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£22,167 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Government Legal Department
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9GL
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Babel Legal LLC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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