Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Crown Office, 25 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LA
UK
E-mail: procurementreturns@copfs.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.copfs.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00292
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal On-line Research Services
Reference number: COPFS-2023-272
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75230000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) on behalf of Legal
Information Network for Scotland (LINETS) have entered into a contract with Thomson Reuters. This is for access for up to 1800 licenses
to Westlaw UK. This is a vast library of consolidated primary and secondary law combined with expert guidance. These products are either
solely owned or held under licence by Thomson Reuters and not available elsewhere in the marketplace.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75230000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh Crown Office
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) on behalf of Legal
Information Network for Scotland (LINETS) have entered into a contract with Thomson Reuters. This is for access for up to 1800 licenses
to Westlaw UK. This is a vast library of consolidated primary and secondary law combined with expert guidance. These products are either
solely owned or held under licence by Thomson Reuters and not available elsewhere in the marketplace.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33(b) (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons. These products are either solely
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 000-010251
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: COPFS-2023-272
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thomson Reuters
Johnson Bldg , 77 Hatton Garden,
London
EC1N 8JS
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:828855)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Clerk's Office
PO BOX 23, 1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2026