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
Telephone: +44 3000203000
E-mail: procurementreturns@copfs.gov.uk
Fax: +44 8445614069
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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Subscription to Lexis Nexis Library
Reference number: COPFS 2022 081
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79980000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Renewal of LINETS existing subscription to the Lexis Library and LexisPSL online research platform. Including support and maintenance services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
694 695.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Renewal of LINETS existing subscription to the Lexis library and LexisPSL online research platform. Including support and maintenance services.
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 the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons and to protect exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Lexis Nexis own the IPR for the library and LexisPSL online research platform. This means the services are only available from this one supplier. LINETS provide access to a wide range of online legal resources to the Scottish Justice sector. This is one of many subscriptions ensuring the Scottish Justice system has the most up to date and relevant information available to them, in order to deliver justice to the Scottish Public.
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:
2022/S 000-021330
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: COPFS 2022 081
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/07/2022
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LexisNexis UK
Lexis House, 30 Farringdon St
London
EC4A 4HH
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:
: 694 695.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:708228)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Clerks Office
PO Box 23, 1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/10/2022