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title: "Provision of Law Trove Access"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056945"
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buyer: "DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY"
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# Provision of Law Trove Access

Buyer: DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056945

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## Summary

De Montfort University, located in Leicester, has announced the completion of the procurement process for the "Provision of Law Trove Access," primarily focusing on higher education and library services. The direct award contract has been granted to Oxford University Press, acknowledging the latter's exclusive intellectual property rights over Law Trove's extensive legal educational materials. The procurement stage has reached completion status, with the contract set to start on 1st September 2025 and extend until 31st August 2028. The procurement method used was a direct award, justified under specific conditions outlined in the Procurement Act 2023, thereby avoiding additional costs and delays by sidestepping competition where feasible alternatives were deemed unavailable.

This contract opens up significant opportunities for growth in businesses specialising in educational content delivery, intellectual property management, and digital access services. The award primarily benefits large-scale enterprises like Oxford University Press due to their capability to supply specialised, exclusive content efficiently. Companies involved in legal education material provision have the potential to expand on similar contracts where exclusivity in service provision ensures a competitive edge. Additionally, businesses adept at negotiating direct awards can leverage their specialised offerings across educational institutions with unique content needs, similar to the Law Trove service for law programmes at De Montfort University.

## Notice

DMU is seeking access to the leading publisher of legal educational materials, of which Law Trove provides. The content of Law Trove provides fully searchable access to approximately 200 OUP law textbooks covering all modules on the DMU LLB programmes. The subscription would provide access to the service for staff and students across the university. The service is a unique one resulting from OUP's dominant position in the legal publishing field.

### Procurement Information

It is proposed, under the Procurement Act 2023, that Direct Awards are permissible under specific circumstances, where competition is not feasible or practical. This justification is that of Schedule 5, Single Suppliers, Section 5 (a)(b): "The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract (a) Due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works." As noted in the prior rationale, OUP is the leading publisher of legal educational materials and Law Trove provides fully searchable access to approx. 200 law texts. The service Subscription to OUP's Law Trove is a unique one resulting from OUP's dominant position in the legal publishing field. Other Law providers, such as LexisNexis and Westlaw, provide access to a wide range of legal materials including legislation, case law, legal research, legal journals and other materials, but which do not cover the contents of Law Trove. DMU's LLB programmes and requirements can be met with the utilisation of OUP's Law Trove. The direct award ensures that the project remains consistent to budget, appropriate for the LLB courses syllabus and avoiding the potential delays and additional costs associated with seeking multiple alternative providers. Whereas OUP's Law trove affords a single point of access for all required materials

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048698-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £225,528 |
| Contracts value | £225,528 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 9BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 92511000 - Library services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2025 at 10:48 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048698-2025
- 30 Jul 2025 at 14:12 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044362-2025
- 30 Jul 2025 at 14:04 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044356-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048698-2025
  14th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044362-2025
  30th July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044356-2025
  30th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dmu.ac.uk
- https://corp.oup.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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