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title: "Online Legal Library Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eba5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "London Borough of Bromley"
published: "2026-08-25"
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# Online Legal Library Service

Buyer: London Borough of Bromley  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eba5

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## Summary

London Borough of Bromley procured an online legal library and legal research service for its Legal Services team. The service provides subscription-based access to legal information, including legislation, case law, practice and procedure notes, and precedent documents. The requirement is for digital information services rather than legal advice, representation or court proceedings. Delivery is for Bromley’s council operations in London. The service supports the team’s day-to-day legal research and document preparation by bringing relevant authoritative materials together through an online library. Suppliers in this market typically provide managed access to extensive legal content, searchable research tools and subscription administration for professional users. The buyer is a local authority, and the requirement was treated as a services procurement under the subscription-services category.

This procurement has reached the award stage and the tender is complete. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, through the London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance procurement arrangement. Thomson Rueters was selected as the supplier, with an active award linked to the legal library requirement. The contract was signed on 30 March 2026 for £89,510. The stated contract duration is two years and eight months. The procurement was evaluated on price. The requirement was handled as a single lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled in the tender information while the associated award and contract remain active. Two bids were recorded for the requirement. The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award confirms demand from Bromley for a substantial, paid online legal information subscription serving a council legal team. A credible competitor when this requirement returns would need a mature legal research platform covering legislation, case law, practice and procedure notes, and precedent documents, with reliable online access for professional users. The successful route indicates that suppliers may need to understand collaborative local-authority procurement through the London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance, rather than relying only on conventional open tender opportunities. The award was decided on price, so a competing offer would need transparent subscription pricing and a commercially efficient delivery model as well as convincing content coverage. Capacity to support a large public-sector account and maintain dependable access throughout the service term would also be important.

## Notice

Online legal libraries/research services to access legal information such as legislation, case law, practice and procedure notes and precedent documents.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council's Legal Services team use online legal libraries/research services to access legal information such as legislation, case law, practice and procedure notes and precedent documents. The product operates on a subscription model, payment of an annual subscription to access the online materials.

### Procurement Information

The Council's Legal Services is a member of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA). The LBLA is a collaborative partnership of local authority legal teams in London which provides these teams with procurement and training support. Last year the LBLA, at the instigation of its members, requested tenders for its legal libraries. As a result of this process, and as per the terms of the procurement conducted by the LBLA, the Council has selected the most economically advantageous tender and awarded a contract with a duration of 2 Years and 8 Months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080882-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £89,510 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | London Borough of Bromley |
| Locality | BROMLEY |
| Postcode area | Bromley |
| Postcode | BR1 1AS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI61 Bromley |
| Local authority | Bromley |
| Electoral ward | Bromley Town |
| Westminster constituency | Bromley and Biggin Hill |
| Delivery location | TLI61 Bromley |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Thomson Rueters |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 14:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080882-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bromley.gov.uk

## Provenance

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