Official UK procurement notice
Lexis Nexis 25-28 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: De Montfort University (Education)
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£192,113published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLexis Nexis is an online tool that provides access to newspapers, legal forms, law society materials, international law and curriculum materials. These materials are not readily available from competitors and the contents of Lexis Nexis are highly relevant to the School of Law curriculum.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST
- Authority reference
256000- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049621- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a0fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Lexis Nexis possess a strong inventory of relevant legal materials, such as newspapers, legal forms, law society materials, international law and curriculum materials. These materials are not readily available in the market when considering the specific relevance to DMU's School of Law's curriculum. Such as, Halsbury's Laws of England and more.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published18 Aug 2025, 16:38 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £192,1131 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis17 Sept 2025 – 16 Sept 2028 | £192,113 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexisAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender