Official UK procurement notice
Perspective Subscription · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Pensions Regulator (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Pensions Regulator require an up to date (and constantly updated) legislative pensions database with full searchable functionality. The requirement also includes having access to pension schemes legislation and the latest legal and regulatory documents for the UK Pension Industry. Key reference materials required include Acts and Bills, Statutory Instruments, Public Sector Scheme Rules, Regulatory Materials, European Union Materials, Law Reports, the Pensions Ombudsman Service, Parliamentary Material, Reports, Consultations and Commentary together with Tax Manuals, as well as statistics and surveys and 'Spotlight on Pensions' a leading source of analysis and guidance for those who work in the pensions industry.
The required service is currently provided by Pendragon through Perspective, their legal and regulatory information service for the UK pensions industry. The contract is for a period of 3 years.
CPV: Electronic information services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Services
- 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
- 27 Mar 2023, 10:29 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2023, 10:29 BST
- Authority reference
MISC22001P- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008778- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b62bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The Pensions Regulator require an up to date (and constantly updated) legislative pensions database with full searchable functionality. The requirement also includes having access to pension schemes legislation and the latest legal and regulatory documents for the UK Pension Industry. Key reference materials required include Acts and Bills, Statutory Instruments, Public Sector Scheme Rules, Regulatory Materials, European Union Materials, Law Reports, the Pensions Ombudsman Service, Parliamentary Material, Reports, Consultations and Commentary together with Tax Manuals, as well as statistics and surveys and 'Spotlight on Pensions' a leading source of analysis and guidance for those who work in the pensions industry.
Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 is relied upon for the direct award in that 'competition is absent for technical reasons' and there is no reasonable alternative service on the market. Perspective is the only provider currently available in the market which can provide the specific pensions related legal resource requirements of The Pensions Regulator. Pendragon own exclusive rights to the Perspective pensions legislative database and would not permit any other supplier to access or support/maintain it.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information Ltd | £116,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Perspective Subscription · Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information Ltd
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2023
- Value
- £116,800
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Not applicableReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wilmington Publishing & Information LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.