---
title: "Westlaw subscription 2022-2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03773e"
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# Westlaw subscription 2022-2025

Buyer: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03773e

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## Summary

The Intellectual Property Office has awarded a contract for the provision of Westlaw subscription services for the period 2022-2025. The contract, with a total value of £254,714.02, was signed on 31st August 2022. The services include accessing legal information, cases, statutes, and regulations, particularly in the areas of patents and trademarks. The procurement method used was a Limited procedure, specifically a Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication, justified by the need to protect exclusive rights.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses in the legal services sector to provide subscription services for legal databases. Companies with expertise in subscription services and legal information provision, particularly in patents and trademarks, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The location for service delivery is Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8QQ, in the UK, catering to the needs of the Intellectual Property Office.

## Notice

Provision of a legal database services Practical Law and Westlaw. Reference database accessing legal information, cases and legal statute and regulations, particularly in the areas of patents and trademarks.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Thomson Reuters are a longstanding service provider for Westlaw search resource to IPO users, for continued valuable service to internal/external customers. Westlaw has been a reliable and comprehensive source of legal information and data and has users at the IPO who source information from Westlaw in aid of hearings, particularly in the areas of patents and trademarks.

### Procurement Information

The Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication is being followed and is justified under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) for the award of a public contract for supplies/services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029534-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £254,714 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE |
| Locality | Not specified |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2022 at 08:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029534-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
- https://www.ipo.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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