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title: "Online Legal Resources"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045254"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE LORD CHANCELLOR"
published: "2024-04-15"
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# Online Legal Resources

Buyer: THE LORD CHANCELLOR  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045254

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice Commercial department has awarded a contract for the provision of online legal resources to Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. The contract, titled "Online Legal Resources", falls under the category of services and involves ensuring judges and legal advisers have access to reliable and authoritative information. The procurement method used was limited, with the contract being awarded through a negotiated process without public notice. The Lord Chancellor, acting as the buyer, initiated this procurement to enhance access to legal information for judicial staff.

This tender for online legal resources provides an opportunity for businesses in the publishing services industry to compete for contracts with the Ministry of Justice. Companies offering online databases and specialist legal content are well-suited to bid for this tender. The contract, currently in the award stage, has already been signed with a value of £1,090,000. Interested suppliers can explore potential partnerships or subcontracting opportunities with Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, the awarded supplier for this contract.

## 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 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 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. (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC). Proprietary content which is only published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012207-2024 |
| 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 | Large |
| 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 | £1,090,000 |

## 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 | BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79970000 - Publishing services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2024 at 14:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012207-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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