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title: "Online Legal Resources"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045250"
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buyer: "THE LORD CHANCELLOR"
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# Online Legal Resources

Buyer: THE LORD CHANCELLOR  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045250

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice has awarded a contract for the provision of online legal resources to Vlex Justis Ltd. The procurement process was carried out using a limited procurement method, specifically negotiated without publication of a contract notice. The service is intended for the Judicial Library to ensure judges and legal advisers have access to reliable information. The contract value is £189,768, and it was signed on 31st March 2024 at a location in the UK.

This tender opportunity in the publishing services industry offers business growth prospects for companies providing online legal database services. The Ministry of Justice, as the contracting authority, aims to enhance access to legal information for judges and legal advisers. Businesses with expertise in providing comprehensive online legal resources are well-suited to compete in this procurement process, particularly those specialising in legal publishing services and software solutions.

## Notice

MoJ Commercial are procuring the service for the Judicial Library, of online services to ensure that all judges and legal advisers have access to reliable, authoritative information, in the most appropriate format to enable them to perform their duties effectively.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Online services to ensure that all judges and legal advisers have access to reliable, authoritative information, in the most appropriate format to enable them to perform their duties effectively. Some online services are very large, sophisticated databases, delivering a one stop shop for searching across the entire range of UK (and some overseas) legal information. Other services are much smaller and provide specialist content in areas such as crime and immigration.

### Procurement Information

The Authority intends to award a contract to Vlex Justis Ltd under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Vlex Justis Ltd provides access to an online legal database containing unique content the Authority requires. This content can only be made available from the source publisher i.e. (Vlex Justis Ltd).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012201-2024 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £189,768 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE LORD CHANCELLOR |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9AJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VLEX JUSTIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79970000 - Publishing services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2024 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012201-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

## Provenance

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