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title: "Legal Online Subscription"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e22c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Transport for London"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# Legal Online Subscription

Buyer: Transport for London  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e22c

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## Summary

Transport for London is procuring online legal information and publishing services. The requirement covers online legal research, legal knowledge resources, specialist legal publications and Schofield Election Law licences, delivered through subscription services. The service includes access to an online legal database, online textbooks and other authoritative legal content used by TfL. The specified products include Westlaw UK Premium and Practical Law UK. The procurement is for services delivered in the United Kingdom, for TfL’s organisational legal and election-law needs. The requirement is supplied to Transport for London, the public undertaking responsible for London’s transport network, rather than being a construction, physical goods or general information-technology support contract.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded by direct award to Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. The award date was 1 July 2026. Two awards were made to the same supplier: £390,151 excluding VAT (£468,181 including VAT) and £11,176 excluding VAT (£13,411 including VAT). Both awards cover the period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The procedure was a direct award under clause 41(1) and Schedule 5 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, justified by exclusive intellectual-property rights and the availability of unique proprietary content from the source publisher. A standstill period applied, with contract signature scheduled for 25 August 2026. The procurement comprised one completed lot.

This requirement is most relevant to established legal information publishers or specialist legal-technology providers with authoritative UK legal research content, online delivery infrastructure and licensing rights for professional legal publications. Credible competitors would need to demonstrate reliable access to comprehensive legal research, current legal knowledge and recognised practitioner resources, together with content that meets the needs of a large public transport organisation. Experience supplying institutional subscriptions, supporting multiple legal users and maintaining secure, dependable access would strengthen a future proposition. Providers of election-law materials would also need specific coverage comparable to Schofield Election Law. The award shows that TfL values publisher-controlled, proprietary content and a consolidated subscription service rather than generic document access or unrelated legal consultancy.

## 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 online legal research, legal knowledge, specialist legal publishing services and Schofield Election Law licences. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited will provide access to an online legal database containing unique content Transport for London (TfL) requires, including online textbook publications that are leading industry authorities. The content can only be made available from the source publisher i.e. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. Westlaw UK Premium and Practical Law UK are proprietary services which contain unique content only published by Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. In accordance with the Procurement Act 2024, 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.

### Procurement Information

Transport for London (TfL) intends to award a contract to Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited under clause 41(1) and Schedule 5 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited will provide access to an online legal database containing unique content TfL requires, including online textbook publications that are leading industry authorities. The content can only be made available from the source publisher, i.e. Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited. Westlaw UK Premium and Practical Law UK 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/076893-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 12 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 | £401,327 |
| 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 | THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 15:23 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076893-2026
- 12 Aug 2026 at 10:46 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076581-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076893-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076581-2026
  12th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.tr.com
- https://tfl.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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