Lexis Nexis Subscription · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: South East (UKJ31)

Awarded value£306,223published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 26 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to RELX PLC, Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis

What is being bought

Published requirement description

University of Portsmouth awarded a contract for staff and students access to authoritative, comprehensive, and current legal resources to ensure provision of mandatory legal research and practitioner skills training required for assessed coursework.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

22211000 Journals

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: 15 Apr 2026, 08:21 BST
Last source update: 25 Jun 2026, 11:30 BST
Authority reference: 25-680
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-059772
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06826a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Lexis Nexis own the IPR and the Lexis+ platform. This means the services are only available from this one supplier.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
15 Apr 2026, 08:21 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
4 Jun 2026, 11:39 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
25 Jun 2026, 11:30 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £306,2231 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RELX PLC, Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexisjoint award17 Jun 2026 – 30 Apr 2030	£306,223 inc. VAT	26 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · RELX PLC, Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis
Signed
25 Jun 2026
Value
£306,223 inc. VAT
Period
25 Jun 2026 – 30 Apr 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: This is subscription for access to a journal

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYV-2655-NPMQ University House, Portsmouth, South East, PO1 2UPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexisAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02746621GB-PPON: PXTN-6611-GGQJ 1-3 Strand, London, London, WC2N 5JRContact email
RELX PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00077536GB-PPON: PYLG-3941-DTQW 1-3 Strand, London, London, WC2N 5JRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2026, 11:30 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2026, 11:39 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Apr 2026, 08:21 BST