Official UK procurement notice
Lexis Nexis Database Subscription
Authority: Cardiff Metropolitan University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSubscription to Lexis+, which is an online legal research platform providing access to UK, US and international case law, legislation and legal journal articles. Lexis+ includes full text access to Halsbury’s Laws of England, Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents plus many other notable legal practitioner works in full text. All these resources are considered essential for universities teaching accredited law degree courses.
CPV: Journals · Periodicals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University has procured a four year subscription to the Lexis plus database for…Awarded
The University has procured a four year subscription to the Lexis plus database for the student population commencing on the 14th August 2023.
As a provider of Law degrees Cardiff Metropolitan University must provide its staff and students with access to an extensive range of legal materials. Sourcing this material in an electronic format is preferable not only to allow for our staff / students to access the content at their convenience outside of the physical library’s opening hours but to familiarise them with legal research platforms they are likely to use in their future employment. The practitioner content included within Lexis+ is unique and Lexis Nexis own the IPR for this and the Lexis+ platform. This means the services are only available from this one supplier.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2023, 13:52 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Aug 2023, 15:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024063- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e4bfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
We have undertaken market research and have identified that the practitioner content included within Lexis+ is unique and Lexis Nexis own the IPR for this and the Lexis+ platform. This means the services are only available from this one supplier. We have previously issued a VEAT notice on the FTS (www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021301-2023 ↗) and held a standstill period, which has passed without challenge. Following completion of the standstill period we have now entered into a contract with the supplier.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:134106)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LexisNexis | £216,000 † | — | Awarded |
| LexisNexis | £215,781 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024063-2023-1 · LexisNexis
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2023
- Value
- £215,781
- Status
- active
Contract 021301-2023-1 · LexisNexis
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2023
- Value
- £216,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LexisNexisAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.