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Legal Database Resource

Scottish Enterprise

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

18 Mar 2025 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

06 Feb 2025 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Enterprise, located in Glasgow, UK, has recently completed the procurement stage for a contract titled "Legal Database Resource," classified under the services category with CPV codes 79140000 and related others. The procurement process was conducted using an open procedure, with the contracting awarded to RELX (UK) Ltd t/a LexisNexis on 17 March 2025. The contract involves providing an on-demand legal research and information resource accessible primarily to Scottish Enterprise's Legal Team and other legally qualified colleagues across various departments. The contract term is initially set for 24 months, commencing in early March 2025, valued at £59,940 GBP, and follows the guidelines of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

This tender opens significant business growth opportunities in the legal information services sector, particularly for firms specialising in comprehensive, reliable legal research databases and resources. Ideal candidates for such tenders are companies capable of offering extensive legal information platforms that include updates, practice notes, templates, and various legal documents accessible online. Suppliers with a robust infrastructure to deliver real-time, accurate legal data on multiple legal disciplines will potentially benefit from such contracts. The open procedure utilised in this tender poses a competitive advantage for businesses aiming to expand their client base with public sector engagements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Database Resource

Notice Description

Scottish Enterprise is seeking to put in place a contract for a legal research and information resource. It is anticipated that the employees of SE engaging with the Services will be the SE Legal Team, and legally qualified colleagues across other departments. The supplier must be able to provide a comprehensive legal research resource accessible to the purchaser on an on-demand basis. It is anticipated that the contract will commence in early March 2025 for an initial period of 24 months.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Scottish Enterprise is seeking to put in place a contract for a legal research and information resource. It is anticipated that the employees of SE engaging with the Services will be the SE Legal Team, and legally qualified colleagues across other departments. Users of the Services require an online, on-demand resource allowing them to access information, practice notes, templates and updates on various areas of law, to assist them in delivering the role as detailed above. The Services are being sought as a means to stay up to date on legal developments and access accurate, reliable and current information relevant to ongoing projects and queries.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract will be for an initial duration of 24 months with the option to extend for an additional 2 periods of up to 12 months each.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000789435
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526255
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

CPV Codes

72320000 - Database services

72321000 - Added-value database services

73110000 - Research services

79100000 - Legal services

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£90,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£59,940 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Enterprise
Additional Buyers

Scottish Government

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
G2 6HQ
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RELX (UK) Ltd t/a LexisNexis

Further Information

Notice Documents

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