---
title: "Print Subscription Agreement - Sheriff Courts"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000824762"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE"
published: "2026-02-26"
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# Print Subscription Agreement - Sheriff Courts

Buyer: SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000824762

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## Summary

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service recently completed a procurement process titled "Print Subscription Agreement - Sheriff Courts" under the industry category of General Public Services. This agreement involves subscription titles maintained by the Sheriff Courts Library Service across the United Kingdom, primarily in Forfar. The procurement process concluded in the "Award" stage on 24 February 2026, with the contract awarded to RELX (UK) Ltd t/a LexisNexis. The procurement method used was "limited," indicating an award procedure without prior publication due to technical reasons, as LexisNexis holds a de-facto monopoly on the necessary materials.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in legal publications and services. Although the absence of competition in this instance due to technical reasons limited multiple bidders, businesses with exclusive or niche offerings in legal content could find potential future opportunities within similar frameworks. Companies wanting to compete in such tenders should ideally have a strong foothold in legal publications, possibly offering unique products or being positioned as the sole providers for specific jurisdictions or domains, akin to LexisNexis. This exemplifies the importance of speciality and technical uniqueness in procurement processes within the public sector.

## Notice

NCA for 12 months for subscription titles (including law reports and looseleaf services) maintained by the Sheriff Courts Library Service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

subscription titles (including law reports and looseleaf services) maintained by the Sheriff Courts Library Service.

### Procurement Information

As per to Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii), competition is absent for technical reasons as no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. LexisNexis holds a de-facto monopoly as the primary supplier of unique products (textbooks, law reports, journals and loose-leaf titles) on niche areas of law and is exclusively covering particular commonwealth jurisdictions (de-facto monopoly).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550426 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 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 | £66,000 |

## 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 | FORFAR |
| Post town | Dundee |
| Postcode | DD8 3LA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City |
| Local authority | Angus |
| Electoral ward | Forfar and District |
| Westminster constituency | Angus and Perthshire Glens |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RELX (UK) LTD T/A LEXISNEXIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22120000 - Publications

## Release History

- 26 Feb 2026 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550426

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB550426
  Print Subscription Agreement - Sheriff Courts - NCA for 12 months for subscription titles (including law reports and looseleaf services) maintained by the Sheriff Courts Library Service.

## Notice URLs

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## Provenance

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