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Contract Award Notice

Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

  • First published: 07 April 2025
  • Last modified: 07 April 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03e293
Published by:
Ministry of Justice
Authority ID:
AA25231
Publication date:
07 April 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Call Off competition was conducted under Framework “Legal Publications Framework Agreement 2024 -28”. To provide the Authority with Legal Publications from a range of publishers. Five bidders were awarded contracts following their successful tender submissions. Each awarded contracts term, is 12 months.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Justice

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

UK

Telephone: +44 02033343555

E-mail: hmctscommercial@justice.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office

I.5) Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

II.1.2) Main CPV code

22120000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

Call Off competition was conducted under Framework “Legal Publications Framework Agreement 2024 -28”. To provide the Authority with Legal Publications from a range of publishers. Five bidders were awarded contracts following their successful tender submissions. Each awarded contracts term, is 12 months.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 4 354 630.44  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

22212000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Call Off competition was conducted under Framework “Legal Publications Framework Agreement 2024 -28”. To provide the Authority with Legal Publications from a range of publishers. Five bidders were awarded contracts following their successful tender submissions.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2024/S 000-023407

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 24738

Title: Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18/03/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Waterstones Booksellers Limited

610095

London

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 1 546 109.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 24739

Title: Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18/03/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

EBSCO International Inc

Enfield

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 115 035.44  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 24742

Title: Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18/03/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting For England and Wales

London

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 37 899.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 24743

Title: Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

11/03/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Thomson Reuters Professional UK Ltd

London

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 2 438 796.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 24744

Title: Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17/03/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Wildy & Sons Ltd

London

UK

NUTS: UK

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: : 216 791.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Justice

5 Wellington place

Leeds

LS1 4AP

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

02/04/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
22212000 Periodicals Newspapers
22120000 Publications Printed books, brochures and leaflets

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

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ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
hmctscommercial@justice.gov.uk
Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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