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
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- 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 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Mar 202511 months 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
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- joanne.napier@scotent.co.uk, marcia.broadfoot@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1414686024, +44 412425466
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 6HQ
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB523415&idx=5
6th February 2025 - Climate Change Plan -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB523415&idx=6
6th February 2025 - Invitation to Tender -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB523415&idx=1
6th February 2025 - Appendix 2 - Tender Response Document -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB523415&idx=2
6th February 2025 - CEST tool outcome -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB523415&idx=3
6th February 2025 - Appendix 3 - Monitoring Form -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB523415&idx=4
6th February 2025 - Terms and Conditions -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB523415
Legal Database Resource - 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. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR526255
Legal Database Resource - 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.
Notice URLs
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