Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
CPS
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9EA
Telephone
+44 2077176000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Procurement of Legal Subscriptions
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79980000 - Subscription services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.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.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £765,773
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal Subscriptions
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
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.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lexis Nexis
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £765,773
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
CPS Commercial Team
London
Country
United Kingdom