---
title: "Legal Online Knowledge Rsources"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Transport for London"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# Legal Online Knowledge Rsources

Buyer: Transport for London  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd0f

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## Summary

Transport for London bought legal research and guidance subscriptions for members and staff in its Legal Department. The requirement covers access to an online legal database, online textbook publications, Lexis+ Practical Guidance, Lexis+ Legal Research and Law360. These services provide authoritative legal content and research tools to support TfL’s legal advisers in carrying out their duties. The procurement is for subscription services, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The selected service is provided by RELX (UK) Limited trading as LexisNexis, whose proprietary platforms contain content published exclusively by LexisNexis. The work is therefore centred on providing online access to specialist legal information, guidance and research content rather than general legal advice or legal representation.

The procurement has been awarded to RELX (UK) Limited trading as LexisNexis, with an award date of 1 July 2026. The contract is valued at £52,584 excluding VAT and £63,101 including VAT. It runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Transport for London used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, on the basis that the required content is proprietary and available only from LexisNexis. The process had one completed lot and the award is active. The award notice commenced an eight-working-day standstill period, with contract signature scheduled for 19 August 2026. LexisNexis was selected for the full requirement.

This award indicates demand for specialist online legal information supporting a large public transport organisation’s in-house legal function. Suppliers competing for similar requirements would need authoritative, current legal research content, online access to recognised textbooks and practical legal guidance, and a platform suitable for use by multiple legal advisers and staff. A credible alternative would also need to demonstrate reliable access, strong search and research functionality, and coverage broad enough to support day-to-day legal work. The incumbent’s advantage was proprietary content published exclusively by LexisNexis, including Lexis+ Practical Guidance, Lexis+ Legal Research and Law360. Competitors should therefore assess whether they can offer distinctive content, comparable research capability and a defensible basis for any future direct-award or competitive route.

## Notice

This Contract Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 to notify the market of the intention to award a contract and to formally commence the standstill period for the provision of legal research and guidance subscriptions for the use by members and staff of the Transport for London (TfL) Legal Department. These services ensure that legal advisers have access to reliable and authoritative information in the most appropriate format to support the effective delivery of their duties. LexisNexis will provide access to an online legal database containing unique content the is essential to TfL's requirements, including online textbook publications that are leading industry authorities. This content can only be made available from the source publisher, i.e. LexisNexis. Lexis+ Practical Guidance, Lexis+ Legal Research and Law 360 are proprietary services which contain unique content only published by LexisNexis. In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, this Contract Award Notice triggers an 8 working day standstill period, as applied automatically by the Find a Tender system. The Authority will not enter into the contract before the end of this standstill period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075201-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £52,584 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Transport for London |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 11:24 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075201-2026
- 6 Aug 2026 at 09:00 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074457-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075201-2026
  7th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074457-2026
  6th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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