Published date: 18 September 2024

Last edited date: 2 October 2024

This notice was replaced on 2 January 2025

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 2 January 2025)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

SW1A2BQ

Value of contract

£38,000

Procurement reference

SSRO-C- 143

Published date

18 September 2024

Closing date

7 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 October 2024

Contract end date

24 October 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Service should meet the following requirements: 

The SSRO is seeking web-based access to legal resources for a period of 3 years:

The SSRO requires the Essential Services and may, in its sole discretion, decide to also purchase one or more of the Additional Services.

The Essential Services and Additional Services (together, the "Services") should meet the following requirements: 

resources updated promptly to reflect developments in the law;

resources available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 a year, subject to a minimum level of disruption which the bidder should specify in the tender.

customer support services by telephone and/or email. Customer support service requests should be responded to in a timely manner.

The Services must be available for a minimum of two people.

Essential Services

Up to date legislation and statutory instruments and linked case law references and commentary;

Comprehensive databases of UK and (retained) EU case law;

Encyclopaedias, commentary, journals and practice guides in the following areas:

Procurement and contracts;

Administrative and public law;

Civil procedure, including Judicial Review;

Access to information, particularly: freedom of information, data protection, GDPR and official secrets; 

Employment law; and

Comprehensive precedent documents.

Additional Services


The SSRO is also seeking pricing for the following additional services (or equivalents), which it may purchase at its sole discretion -



Law of Public and Utilities Procurement, volume 1 (4th Edition), Arrowsmith;

Chitty on Contracts, volume 1 (35th Edition), Beale;

Public Procurement Law Review; and

Halsbury's Laws of England

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Address

G51/G52
100 Parliament Street
LONDON
SW1A2BQ
England

Telephone

020 3771 4774

Email

tenders@ssro.gov.uk