Award

The Provision of an Online Legal Research Platform

  • Health and Safety Executive

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-036398

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0516bc (view related notices)

Published 1 July 2025, 1:01pm



Scope

Description

HSE requires an online platform for Legal Research,to support policy making and enforcement action across the organisation.

The online platform must present a clear, user-friendly customer interface which gives HSE staff access to comprehensive case reports and transcripts; consolidated legislation dating back over the centuries and legal journals including abstracts of every journal article in every English language legal journal in Europe.

The online platform must give HSE staff access to :

(i) current and historical case law.

(ii) law reports and practical law service.

(iii) a constantly updated and comprehensive collection of UK and EU case law, legislation, expert legal analysis, national, regional and international legal news, journals and current awareness.

(iv) to compare previous legislative provisions, information on EU directives/strategies - i.e. the EU hydrogen strategy proposals.

(v) a Legislative search tool to access the most up to date versions of complex and rapidly changing legal provisions (since EU exit) under the Product Safety and Health & Safety at Work legislative frameworks, including Retained EU Legislation.

(vi) the most up to date version of UK law.

(vii) A tool to enable staff to establish what requirements were in place on a specific date (such as the date an offence was committed)

(viii) key legal texts which the courts and legal profession use.

(ix) An Alert notification tool for changes in Legislation.

The platform should be available to staff 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Services should allow HSE users to subscribe by registration with their work email and password.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £120,000 excluding VAT
  • £144,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

1 July 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

1 July 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 10 July 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

11 July 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 2 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED

  • Companies House: 01679046
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGZB-9229-GXTT

Five Canada Square

London

E14 5AQ

United Kingdom

Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Health and Safety Executive

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBXM-4389-TXVZ

Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside

Liverpool

L20 7HS

United Kingdom

Region: UKD73 - Sefton

Organisation type: Public authority - central government