Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 28 Mar 2024, 11:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

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Official notice

Authority: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£2,500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Feb 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Thomson Reuters2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) on behalf of Legal

Information Network for Scotland (LINETS) have entered into a contract with Thomson Reuters. This is for access for up to 1800 licenses

to Westlaw UK. This is a vast library of consolidated primary and secondary law combined with expert guidance. These products are either

solely owned or held under licence by Thomson Reuters and not available elsewhere in the marketplace.

CPV: Justice services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · Edinburgh Crown Office

75230000 Justice services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Mar 2024, 11:47 GMT
Last source update: 8 Apr 2026, 10:11 BST
Authority reference: COPFS-2023-272
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-031763
Classification (CPV): Justice services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044e23 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33(b) (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons. These products are either solely

Publisher note: (SC Ref:828855)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £2,500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thomson Reuters	£2,500,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Thomson Reuters	£2,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 010251-2024-COPFS-2023-272-1 · Thomson Reuters
Signed
28 Feb 2024
Value
£2,500,000
Status
active
Contract 031763-2026-COPFS-2023-272-1 · Thomson Reuters
Signed
28 Feb 2024
Value
£2,500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeSocial protection Crown Office, 25 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1LAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Clerk's OfficeReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thomson ReutersAwarded supplier Johnson Bldg , 77 Hatton Garden,, London, London, EC1N 8JS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.