Official UK procurement notice
Legal Library Materials and Associated Services
Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Essex County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework to support 26 Local Authorities to provide legal service provision and commentary titles
This is a closed framework running from 1 April 2026 - 31 March 2030
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Basildon Borough Council
Braintree District Council
Brentwood Borough Council
Broxbourne Borough Council
Castle Point Borough Council
Chelmsford City Council
Colchester City Council
East Hertfordshire District Council
Epping Forest District Council
Essex County Council
Harlow District Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Maldon District Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
Rochford District Council
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Suffolk County Council
St Albans City & District Council
Tendring District Council
Three Rivers District Council
Uttlesford District Council
Watford Borough Council
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
3C Shared Services (comprising Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, and South
Cambridgeshire District Council )
A breakdown of the specific Quality criteria used for the framework can be found in the Tender Notice.
Award criteria
Price - 60%
Technical - 30%
Social value - 10%
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Legal services · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Software package and information systems · Software-related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- Fees do not apply to this framework
Who may buy through it
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Basildon Borough Council
Braintree District Council
Brentwood Borough Council
Broxbourne Borough Council
Castle Point Borough Council
Chelmsford City Council
Colchester City Council
East Hertfordshire District Council
Epping Forest District Council
Essex County Council
Harlow District Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Maldon District Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
Rochford District Council
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Suffolk County Council
St Albans City & District Council
Tendring District Council
Three Rivers District Council
Uttlesford District Council
Watford Borough Council
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
3C Shared Services (comprising Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, and South
Cambridgeshire District Council )
Published description of the framework
Call-off contracts will be awarded via Direct Award.
- Legal Library Materials & Associated Services Call Off · Tendring District Council · 6 Oct 2026
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 30%
- Price: 60%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Social value
- Price
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Legal Library Materials and Associated Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Contracting authorities that may use the framework Basildon Borough Council Braintree District Council Brentwood Borough Council Broxbourne Borough Council Castle Point Borough Council Chelmsford City Council Colchester City Council East Hertfordshire District Council Epping Forest District Council Essex County Council Harlow District Council Hertfordshire County Council Hertsmere Borough Council Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Maldon District Council North Hertfordshire District Council Rochford District Council Southend-on-Sea City Council Suffolk County Council St Albans City & District Council Tendring District Council Three Rivers District Council Uttlesford District Council Watford Borough Council Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 3C Shared Services (comprising Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, and South Cambridgeshire District Council )
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2029
- First published
- 10 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 12:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
EPP0323- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081722- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f33fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · Fees do not apply to this framework
Timeline
10 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published310 days ago10 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by297 days ago23 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends270 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by266 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent242 days ago17 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends232 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published198 days ago1 Apr 2026, 12:14 BST
Notice history
10 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025- Tender notice published10 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published11 Dec 2025, 11:41 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published12 Dec 2025, 17:57 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Dec 2025, 13:46 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT6 Jan 2026, 10:59 GMT+7 days · was 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Feb 2026, 11:33 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Feb 2026, 11:33 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Apr 2026, 12:14 BSTUK7
Published amendments (4)
Update name of procurement and maximum number of suppliers that the framework will be awarded to.
Updated requirement name, start & end dates, link to tender documents.
New access code for tender opportunity WQQYE25BY2
Deadline extended to 19th January 2026 at 12:00pm
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-12: 4 releases · 10 Dec 2025, 15 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexisLegal Library Materials & Associated Services1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £2,000,000 | 17 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Legal Library Materials and Associated Services · Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2026
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Management Information 1 · Management Information 2 · Customer Complaints (escalated to the authority)
- Management Information 1, Accurate reports of - customer complaints escalated to the Authority
- Management Information 2, Accurate reports in respect of - Social Value delivered under call-off contracts
- Customer Complaints (escalated to the authority), - No repeat escalated complaints - Details provided within 2 working days - Escalated complaints to be investigated and resolved within 10 days
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Essex County CouncilProcuring entityProcuring on behalf of Braintree
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexisFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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