Official UK procurement notice
Legal Knowledge Management / Library
Authority: London Borough of Harrow (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe council's legal service needs to have an effective research library/encyclopaedia, research tools such as legislation with commentary and records of cases from the higher courts of England and Wales and tribunals, practitioner textbooks and drafting aids such as precedents and technical guidance in order to deliver an effective legal service.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2026, 09:18 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031718- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0670d0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The Council is relying on section 41 of the PA23 (direct award in special cases) and Schedule 5, paragraphs 5 and 6. Due to the intellectual property of the key text and practice guides and the lack of the reasonable alternative for these supplies, these sections are brought into effect.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 8 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published197 days ago8 Apr 2026, 09:18 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published20 Mar 2026, 17:18 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Mar 2026, 11:05 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 Apr 2026, 09:18 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED7 Apr 2026 – 30 Nov 2028 | £465,885 | 20 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Legal Knowledge Management / Library · THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2026
- Value
- £465,885
- Period
- 7 Apr 2026 – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: N/A (contract value is below £5m). There are no contractual KPIs as the contract is on standard terms. Internal KPIs are in place by the contracting authority to measure the success of the contract.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender