---
title: "Subscription Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f914"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Government Legal Department"
published: "2026-09-14"
---

# Subscription Service

Buyer: Government Legal Department  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f914

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## Summary

The Government Legal Department procured a subscription to an information service, classified under market research services. The purpose was to provide access to information supporting the department’s work. This is a services requirement delivered in the United Kingdom. The buyer is a central government legal department based in London. The selected supplier is Babel Legal LLC, a US-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The requirement was handled as a single completed lot and resulted in an active service contract. Businesses considering similar work should focus on information-service subscriptions and market research provision for a central government legal user, with the ability to deliver the service for UK operations. The procurement concerns an ongoing information resource rather than physical goods, construction or a project-based consultancy assignment.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The Government Legal Department awarded it to Babel Legal LLC without competition, using a direct award described as below threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 28 August 2026, with a service period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £22,167 excluding VAT and £26,600.40 including VAT. The award is for the single completed lot and covers services delivered in the United Kingdom. The published description identifies the purchase as a subscription to an information service. The record does not set out a scored evaluation basis; the route was an award without competition rather than a competitive tender. The contract remains active throughout the stated service period.

For competitors, this award demonstrates demand from the Government Legal Department for a subscription-based information service classified as market research. A credible future supplier would need to provide a dependable, relevant information resource for a central government legal user and support delivery across UK operations. The requirement is suited to businesses whose core offer is a specialist information subscription or market research service, rather than general goods supply or construction. Babel Legal LLC’s status as an SME shows that the requirement can be fulfilled by a smaller specialist provider. Suppliers should therefore be able to explain the practical value and relevance of their information to legal-government work, maintain reliable access and service continuity, and operate through a straightforward direct-award or below-threshold purchasing route when the buyer’s requirements and procurement rules allow.

## Notice

This was an award without competition for the purpose of a subscription to an information service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086845-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £22,167 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Government Legal Department |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9GL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Babel Legal LLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 13:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086845-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086845-2026
  14th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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