Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Intellectual Property Office
Concept House, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8QQ
Contact
Category Manager
corporate-commercial@ipo.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3003002000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
Buyer's address
https://www.ipo.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Westlaw subscription 2022-2025
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79980000 - Subscription services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of a legal database services Practical Law and Westlaw. Reference database accessing legal information, cases and legal statute and regulations, particularly in the areas of patents and trademarks.
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: £254,714.02
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Main site or place of performance
Concept House Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8QQ
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Thomson Reuters are a longstanding service provider for Westlaw search resource to IPO users, for continued valuable service to internal/external customers. Westlaw has been a reliable and comprehensive source of legal information and data and has users at the IPO who source information from Westlaw in aid of hearings, particularly in the areas of patents and trademarks.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
The Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication is being followed and is justified under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) for the award of a public contract for supplies/services.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Thomson Reuters Professional UK Limited
London
E14 5AQ
Telephone
+44 7468846022
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI4 - Inner London – East
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £254,714.02
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £254,714.02
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Intellectual Property Office
Concept House, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8QQ
Telephone
+44 01633814000
Country
United Kingdom