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Print Subscription Agreement - Sheriff Courts

SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service recently completed a procurement process titled "Print Subscription Agreement - Sheriff Courts" under the industry category of General Public Services. This agreement involves subscription titles maintained by the Sheriff Courts Library Service across the United Kingdom, primarily in Forfar. The procurement process concluded in the "Award" stage on 24 February 2026, with the contract awarded to RELX (UK) Ltd t/a LexisNexis. The procurement method used was "limited," indicating an award procedure without prior publication due to technical reasons, as LexisNexis holds a de-facto monopoly on the necessary materials.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in legal publications and services. Although the absence of competition in this instance due to technical reasons limited multiple bidders, businesses with exclusive or niche offerings in legal content could find potential future opportunities within similar frameworks. Companies wanting to compete in such tenders should ideally have a strong foothold in legal publications, possibly offering unique products or being positioned as the sole providers for specific jurisdictions or domains, akin to LexisNexis. This exemplifies the importance of speciality and technical uniqueness in procurement processes within the public sector.

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Notice Title

Print Subscription Agreement - Sheriff Courts

Notice Description

NCA for 12 months for subscription titles (including law reports and looseleaf services) maintained by the Sheriff Courts Library Service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

subscription titles (including law reports and looseleaf services) maintained by the Sheriff Courts Library Service.

Procurement Information

As per to Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii), competition is absent for technical reasons as no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. LexisNexis holds a de-facto monopoly as the primary supplier of unique products (textbooks, law reports, journals and loose-leaf titles) on niche areas of law and is exclusively covering particular commonwealth jurisdictions (de-facto monopoly).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000824762
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550426
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products


CPV Codes

22120000 - Publications

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£66,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Feb 20262 weeks 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
FORFAR
Postcode
DD8 3LA
Post Town
Dundee
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Angus
Electoral Ward
Forfar and District
Westminster Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RELX (UK) LTD T/A LEXISNEXIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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