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title: "Online Legal Resources"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045256"
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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-045256

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice, represented by The Lord Chancellor, has awarded a contract for online legal resources to Thomson Reuters Professional UK Limited. The procurement was categorised as services with the main purpose of providing online services to ensure judges and legal advisers have access to reliable information. The procurement method used was negotiated without publication of a contract notice. The contract was signed on 31st March 2024, with a total value of £9,182,534. The procurement process was completed, and the services will be provided in the UK.

This tender for online legal resources presents an opportunity for businesses to provide specialized services in the legal industry. Businesses with expertise in producing and managing online legal databases could compete for similar contracts in the future. The successful bidder, Thomson Reuters Professional UK Limited, will deliver unique legal content that meets the specific requirements of the Ministry of Justice. Participating in tenders like this can help businesses establish partnerships with government bodies and expand their market presence in the legal service sector.

## 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 Thomson Reuters Professional UK Limited under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) and (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Thomson Reuters Professional UK Limited 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. (Thomson Reuters Professional UK Limited). Westlaw Edge and Practical Law are proprietary services which contain unique content only published by Thomson Reuters Professional UK Limited.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012210-2024 |
| 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 | £9,182,534 |

## 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 | THOMSON REUTERS PROFESSIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79970000 - Publishing services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2024 at 14:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012210-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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