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title: "Legal Resource Provide online and hardcopy research tools"
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# Legal Resource Provide online and hardcopy research tools

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-resource-provide-online-and-hardcopy-research-tools-ocds-h6vhtk-05f30b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Electoral Commission: "Legal Resource Provide online and hardcopy research tools". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Electoral Commission](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-electoral-commission-gov-im1203)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-resource-provide-online-and-hardcopy-research-tools-ocds-h6vhtk-05f30b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f30b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/legal-resource-provide-online-and-hardcopy-research-tools-ocds-h6vhtk-05f30b#tl-md)

## Description
The Electoral Commission is looking for a legal resource provider to provide online and hardcopy legal research tools for approximately 30-50 users to support the delivery of an in-house legal service and to be used by teams across the organisation in the delivery of their functions.
The Commission requires an online legislation search function, including access to Northern Ireland legislation, as well as an online caselaw research tool. Access to legal updates, commentary, guidance, and practice notes will also be required.
The Commission will also require access to a choice of hardcopy legal resources, including a requirement for an update service for Parkers on the Conduct of Elections.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2026 to 25/02/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081632-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-10T15:51:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T02:05:28.918Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f30b