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Published 17 Jul 2023, 14:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£20,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2023awarded 18 Mar 2025
Awarded to Waterstones Booksellers Limited +5 more10 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Call Off competition was conducted under Framework “Legal Publications Framework Agreement 2024 -28”. To provide the Authority with Legal Publications from a range of publishers. Five bidders were awarded contracts following their successful tender submissions. Each awarded contracts term, is 12 months.

  • Recurrence: 4 years

CPV: Periodicals · Publications

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000
Delivery: UK
Extensions: This Framework is a renewal of an existing 4 year period and will be assessed if required beyond this new agreementVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 4 years
First published
17 Jul 2023, 14:06 BST
Last source update
2 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Aug 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012464
Classification (CPV)
PeriodicalsPublications
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e293 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Authority is managing this procurement in accordance with its general obligations under the Laws of England and Wales in accordance with the Open Procedure set out in the Regulations. Based on the Authority’s assessment of the Bidders’ economic and financial security, some Bidders may be required to provide a signed Parent Company Guarantee within 15 working days of the Call-Off Contract Decision Letter. If a Parent Company Guarantee, signed by a Parent or Ultimate Parent Company with suitable economic and financial standing is not provided to sufficiently assure the Authority within the requested timescale, the Call-Off Contract(s) will not be placed with the Bidder. The Bidder will need to Register on the MOJ Sourcing Portal (at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html) if they do not already have an account which directly relates to the part of their organisation that is submitting the Tender. Once logged in, navigate to ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ and then select ‘ITT_7494’ which relates to the Legal Publications Framework. The ITT documents are within the Attachments Tab. Further detail on the competition process is provided in the Invitation to Tender documents within the Attachments drop down menu.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
17 Aug 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Aug 2023, 10:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Aug 2023 → 2 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Aug 2023, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Aug 2023, 10:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jul 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jul 2024, 13:44 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    26 Jul 2024, 13:44 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    2 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    2 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 10
Awarded value £8,817,00410 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 10latest 18 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Waterstones Booksellers Limited£1,546,109 †—Awarded
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC£115,035 †—Awarded
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting For England and Wales£37,899 †—Awarded
THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED£2,438,796 †—Awarded
Wildy and Sons Ltd£216,791 †—Awarded
THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITEDLegal Publications Print & eBook 24-25 Call Offs£2,452,961 †—Awarded
Waterstones Booksellers LimitedLegal Publications Print & eBook 24-25 Call Offs£1,437,104 †—Awarded
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC£482,065 †—Awarded
Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and WalesSME£40,384 †—Awarded
Wildy and Sons Ltd£49,860 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officePublic order and safety 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9AJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The Lord ChancellorContracting authorityJusticeJustice London, UKContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.