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title: "Lexis Nexis 25-28"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058a0f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY"
published: "2025-08-18"
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# Lexis Nexis 25-28

Buyer: DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058a0f

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## Summary

De Montfort University in Leicester has completed a direct award for the procurement of 'Lexis Nexis 25-28', covering higher education and library services. This contract was granted to RELX (UK) Limited, trading as LexisNexis, and is set to run from 17th September 2025 to 16th September 2028. The direct award approach was chosen due to the unique and proprietary content Lexis Nexis offers, which is crucial for the university's School of Law curriculum. The procurement process reached the award stage on 18th August 2025.

This procurement offers significant business growth opportunities for companies with exclusive rights to critical academic materials, especially those in the legal and educational sectors. The contract's focus on specialised content suggests opportunities for businesses that can offer similarly unique resources. Businesses that specialise in educational tools and resources, particularly with a focus on legal materials, are well-suited to compete for similar future tenders, especially in the sub-central government public authority sector.

## Notice

Lexis Nexis is an online tool that provides access to newspapers, legal forms, law society materials, international law and curriculum materials. These materials are not readily available from competitors and the contents of Lexis Nexis are highly relevant to the School of Law curriculum.

### Procurement Information

Lexis Nexis possess a strong inventory of relevant legal materials, such as newspapers, legal forms, law society materials, international law and curriculum materials. These materials are not readily available in the market when considering the specific relevance to DMU's School of Law's curriculum. Such as, Halsbury's Laws of England and more.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049621-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency 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 | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 16 Sep 2025 - 16 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £192,113 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## 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 | RELX (UK) LIMITED T/A LEXISNEXIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 92510000 - Library and archive services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2025 at 15:38 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049621-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049621-2025
  18th August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dmu.ac.uk
- http://www.lexisnexis.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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