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title: "Provision of Library Subscriptions"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000707915"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE"
published: "2022-10-06"
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# Provision of Library Subscriptions

Buyer: SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000707915

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## Summary

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service recently awarded a contract for the provision of Library Subscriptions. The buying organisation, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, located in Edinburgh, UK, used a limited procurement method which was an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The tender, titled "Provision of Library Subscriptions," falls under the industry category of goods. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract being signed on September 6, 2022, and the contract value being £3,678,974.13 GBP.

This tender for library subscriptions provides opportunities for businesses, especially those in the legal publications market and suppliers of loose-leafs and journals. As the procurement method was specific to Thomson Reuters due to their monopoly in the market, businesses well-suited to compete are those offering similar legal publications services. The contract includes negotiated benefits such as extended claim periods, reduced annual price increases, and supplier-environmental impact reports, indicating potential long-term collaborations for business growth.

## Notice

Subscriptions to loose-leafs and journals published by Thomson Reuters for all 39 Sheriff Courts Libraries.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Thomson Reuters is a monopoly in the legal publications market and therefore, Thomson Reuters were negotiated with directly to establish a Contract for the provision of library subscriptions.

### Procurement Information

Thomson Reuters is the major suppliers of legal publications used by SCTS. They are publishers of the material we purchase, and having a de-facto monopoly, they are the only one that can provide the material. An attempt had been made by procurement to see if intermediaries were able to provide better agreements but being the material published by Thomson Reuters, they are the only one able to provide a better deal. With the contract in place, we have negotiated to: - Have a longer period for claims in case of not receipt of some goods in the remote courts, for which we are not always informed in a timely manner - Reduced annual price increase for the full duration of the contract - Start receiving carbon footprint reports from the supplier to understand if any steps could be taken to reduce SCTS environmental impact

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461085 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 6 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,678,974 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH11 3XD |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Sighthill/Gorgie |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THOMSON REUTERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22113000 - Library books

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461085

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461085
  Provision of Library Subscriptions - Subscriptions to loose-leafs and journals published by Thomson Reuters for all 39 Sheriff Courts Libraries.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000707915

## Provenance

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