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title: "Con_4717 Practical Law & Westlaw Subscription"
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published: "2021-04-27"
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# Con_4717 Practical Law & Westlaw Subscription

Buyer: NHS DIGITAL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9562fdf8-c848-4e3e-93b2-55e6413dd177

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## Summary

The procurement process for a contract titled "Con_4717 Practical Law & Westlaw Subscription" has been completed by NHS Digital, a prominent organisation within the public health sector based in Leeds, England. This procurement falls under the legal advisory and information services category and utilised a direct procurement method, specifically a single tender action due to being below the threshold. The tender period concluded on 31st March 2021 and the awarded contract, valued at £23,449, commenced on 1st April 2021 and will remain active until 31st March 2022.

This tender presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) to engage in the public sector by providing legal advisory and information services. Businesses offering legal research platforms or related services would be particularly well-suited to compete in similar future tenders, leveraging their expertise to enhance the efficiency of public sector legal teams, akin to the services provided by Thomson Reuters Legal, the awarded supplier in this instance.

## Notice

The IG team need access to Practical Law Online (public sector area) and Westlaw. Westlaw is good at ensuring the team will have complete access to up to date legislation, official transcripts, case law, law journals, law reviews and legal articles. Practical Law is an excellent online source for all law firms, especially small in-house teams as it provides the team access to practice notes on existing and draft legislation, standard documents and clauses, checklists, legal updates and how to guides. Both platforms work together to provide theoretical and practical aids. Westlaw is primarily useful for legal insight, and Practical Law is useful for practical notes, forms and precedent documents. The addition of Westlaw would allow accurate and up to date legal research and improve efficiency within the Legal team. It would also facilitate training (included) through their training platforms.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c3ebe7d-481f-4207-b4e7-856012570961 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,449 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £23,449 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS DIGITAL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 6AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THOMSON REUTERS LEGAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 27 Apr 2021 at 15:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c3ebe7d-481f-4207-b4e7-856012570961

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c3ebe7d-481f-4207-b4e7-856012570961
  27th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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