Provision of Library Subscriptions - Supreme Courts Library

A Contract Award Notice
by SCOTTISH COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Supply)
Duration: not specified
Value: £1M

Sector: MISCELLANEOUS
Published: 12 Jul 2024
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Edinburgh

Geochart for 2 buyers and 1 suppliers

2 buyers

Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service Edinburgh

1 supplier

Thomson Reuters London

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.

Total Quantity or Scope

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.

Award Detail

1	Thomson Reuters (London) Reference: scts-2023-162 Num offers: 1 Value: £1,482,710

Award Criteria

PRICE

CPV Codes

22113000 - Library books

Indicators

Award on basis of price.

Legal 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.