Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
CPS
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9EA
UK
Telephone: +44 2077176000
E-mail: Commercialinbox@cps.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cps.gov.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
Procurement of Legal Subscriptions
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79980000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
As this service is for a specific legal requirement this falls under the exemption PCR Regulation 32 reason(s) 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons and (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights). The request for direct award is therefore compliant.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
765 773.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal Subscriptions
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
As this service is for a specific legal requirement this falls under the exemption PCR Regulation 32 reason(s) 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons and (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights). The request for direct award is therefore compliant. This procurement was started under PCR 2015.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lexis Nexis
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:
: 765 773.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
CPS Commercial Team
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/05/2025