Procurement of Legal Subscriptions

Official notice

Authority: Crown Prosecution Service (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£765,773published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Lexis Nexis

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As this service is for a specific legal requirement this falls under the exemption PCR Regulation 32 reason(s) 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons and (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights). The request for direct award is therefore compliant.

CPV: Subscription services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Legal SubscriptionsAwarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 May 2025, 14:35 BST
Last source update: 22 May 2025, 14:35 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-024996
Classification (CPV): Subscription services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051e3e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: As this service is for a specific legal requirement this falls under the exemption PCR Regulation 32 reason(s) 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons and (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights). The request for direct award is therefore compliant. This procurement was started under PCR 2015.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £765,7731 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lexis Nexis	£765,773 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 024996-2025-1 · Lexis Nexis
Signed
31 Mar 2025
Value
£765,773
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CPS

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9EAContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

CPS Commercial TeamReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lexis NexisAwarded supplier London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.