Official UK procurement notice
Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCall 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 publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000
What it takes to wini
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).
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e293Find 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 noticeTender 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
Timeline
17 Aug 2023 → 2 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Aug 2023, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Aug 2023, 10:30 BST
- Notice published2 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jul 2024- Status changed to complete26 Jul 2024, 13:44 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Jul 2024, 13:44 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Apr 2025, 11:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs · Waterstones Booksellers Limited
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Value
- £1,546,109
- Status
- active
Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Value
- £115,035
- Status
- active
Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs · The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting For England and Wales
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Value
- £37,899
- Status
- active
Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs · Wildy and Sons Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £216,791
- Status
- active
Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs · THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2025
- Value
- £2,438,796
- Status
- active
Legal Publications Print & eBook 24-25 Call Offs · THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2024
- Value
- £2,452,961
- Status
- active
Legal Publications Print & eBook 24-25 Call Offs · Waterstones Booksellers Limited
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2024
- Value
- £1,437,104
- Status
- active
Contract 023407-2024-3 · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2024
- Value
- £482,065
- Status
- active
Contract 023407-2024-4 · Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and WalesSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2024
- Value
- £40,384
- Status
- active
Contract 023407-2024-5 · Wildy and Sons Ltd
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2024
- Value
- £49,860
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Lord ChancellorContracting authorityJusticeJustice
Bidders & participating suppliers
9 commercial parties on the notice- EBSCO International IncAwarded supplier
- EBSCO International IncAwarded supplier
- Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and WalesAwarded supplier
- The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting For England and WalesAwarded supplier
- Thomson Reuters Professional UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Thomson Reuters Professional UK LtdAwarded supplier
- Waterstones Booksellers LimitedAwarded supplier
- Wildy & Sons LtdAwarded supplier
- Wildy and Sons LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.