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Published 26 Sept 2025, 10:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

OGP/2025/0002 - Legal Publications - Print

Official notice

Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Awarded value£393,943published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 8 Oct 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of legal publications in order to perform core activities such as drafting primary legislation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
26 Sept 2025, 10:50 BST
Last source update
29 Oct 2025, 12:37 GMT
Authority reference
OGP/2025/0002
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069343
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a2ed Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Following a competitive call off against the Ministry of Justice framework (Con_23555), no quotes were received from the framework suppliers. The publisher of the required titles was approached separately and provided a quote for the titles.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 Oct 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published361 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 12:37 GMT
  2. Standstill ends352 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Sept 2025, 10:50 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 12:37 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    8 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £393,9431 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Relx (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis8 Nov 2025 – 8 Oct 2027£393,9438 Oct 2025standstill to 7 Nov 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cabinet Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRVX-1591-PJVV 70 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2ASContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender