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Published 26 Aug 2025, 11:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Westlaw subscription · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Intellectual Property Office (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£284,450published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Thomson Reuters2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a legal database services Practical Law and Westlaw (Westlaw edge). Reference database accessing legal information, cases and legal statute and regulations, particularly in the areas of patents and trademarks.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
79100000 Legal services

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Aug 2025, 11:43 BST
Last source update
19 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
Authority reference
C3764
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058001
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058da0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

This is a proposed contract for the provision of legal research services. This includes subscriptions to Practical Law and Westlaw Edge, which are the intellectual property of Thomson Reuters and/or publication brands owned by Thomson Reuters. These products are only available for purchase through Thomson Reuters.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Contract may need to be modified where there is a 5% or more increase in the number of users

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Sept 2025 → 19 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published400 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 11:43 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 15:58 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 10:19 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £284,4501 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Thomson Reuters16 Sept 2025 – 6 Sept 2028£284,450same award published again · counted once1 Sept 2025standstill to 11 Sept 2025Standstill
Thomson Reuters£284,450 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Westlaw subscription · Thomson Reuters

    Signed
    5 Sept 2025
    Value
    £284,450
    Period
    7 Sept 2025 – 6 Sept 2028
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Intellectual Property Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTGR-5753-JZVM Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, NP10 8QQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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