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 2033343555
E-mail: CCMDLegalPublications@justice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Online Legal Resources
Reference number: con_17190
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Ministry of Justice and other participating departments require access to a comprehensive range of legal information, including legislation, case law, commentary and current awareness. This information is required in a variety of formations including online, print and eBook.
This online legal resources framework is divided into 2 lots.
Lot 1: JLIS specific requirements (based on number of users);
Lot 2: GLD specific requirements (based on number of licences needed).
The following online content from across the range of legal publishers is available via the framework;
— legislation — original and consolidated,
— case law, law reports and transcripts — including archives back to 13th century,
— current awareness services which enable judges to keep up to date with changes to the law,
— journals,
— commentary — textbooks and loose-leaf — current editions and supplements,
— practice area tools.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
37 079 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: Lot 1 and Lot 2
II.2.1) Title
JLIS and OGD Content
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Proprietary online databases of legal information.
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
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2019/S 146-359844
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 1 and Lot 2
Contract No: 17187
Title: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Print/eBook Legal Publications
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
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:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RELX (UK) Limited trading as LexisNexis
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
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.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blackwell UK Ltd
Oxford
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:
: 37 078 972.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/12/2019