Provision of Library Subscriptions - Supreme Courts Library

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£1,482,710published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Apr 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Thomson Reuters

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Subscriptions to loose-leafs and journals published by Thomson Reuters for Supreme Courts Library, Scottish Land Court, Office of the Public Guardian and Lands Tribunal.

CPV: Library books

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Thomson Reuters is a monopoly in the legal publications market and therefore, Thomson…Awarded

Thomson Reuters is a monopoly in the legal publications market and therefore, Thomson Reuters were negotiated with directly to establish a Contract for the provision of library subscriptions.

Delivery: Scotland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Goods
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: 12 Jul 2024, 08:43 BST
Last source update: 12 Jul 2024, 08:43 BST
Authority reference: SCTS-2023-162
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-021341
Classification (CPV): Library books
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047cd8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: Thomson Reuters is the major suppliers of legal publications used by SCTS. They are publishers of the material we purchase, and having a de-facto monopoly, they are the only one that can provide the material. An attempt had been made by procurement to see if intermediaries were able to provide better agreements but being the material published by Thomson Reuters, they are the only one able to provide a better deal.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: General
Reference should be made to Part 3 "Remedies" (Regs 84 – 5) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and independent legal advice should be sought urgently before any claim is commenced.
A claimed breach of the public procurement rules is actionable by any economic operator in legal proceedings brought in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in Scotland.
Prior Notice of Proceedings
Proceedings under this regulation may not be brought unless the economic operator has first informed the contracting authority of —
(a) the nature of the claimed breach or apprehended breach of the public procurement rules; and
(b) its intention to bring proceedings in respect of that claimed breach.
Time Limits for Bringing Proceeding
Proceedings must be brought within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen unless the court considers that there is a good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the court may extend that period for up to a maximum of 3 months from that date

Publisher note: (SC Ref:772265)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,482,7101 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Apr 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thomson Reuters	£1,482,710 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 021341-2024-SCTS-2023-162-1 · Thomson Reuters
Signed
8 Apr 2022
Value
£1,482,710
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeJustice Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH11 3XDContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thomson ReutersAwarded supplier Johnson Bldg , 77 Hatton Garden,, London, UK, EC1N 8JS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.