Published date: 29 July 2019
Last edited date: 29 July 2019
This notice was replaced on 13 December 2019
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 13 December 2019)
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
Printed books - 22110000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£26,400,000
Procurement reference
tender_163769/785042
Published date
29 July 2019
Closing date
29 August 2019
Contract start date
1 April 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2023
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Judicial Library and Information Service (jLIS) provide legal publications and information to judges and legal advisers to ensure that they are equipped to carry out their duties effectively.
Provision varies depending on jurisdiction, but in general terms, jLIS currently provides: Print, eBooks and Online access.
The Legal Publication Print and eBook Frameworks will be divided into 2 lots:
- Lot 1: POF titles (publication order form) - Titles chosen by jLIS prior to the start of the financial year, and additionally may be required throughout the course of the financial year. This will contain core titles and additional miscellaneous requirements. Exact titles are subject to change year-on-year.
- Lot 2: UXB (unexpected books) - Ad hoc requests throughout the financial year for miscellaneous publications not listed in Lot 1. Exact titles are subject to change year-on-year.
More information
Additional text
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The Authority reserves the right to reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to award a contract to any bidder, without any liability on its part. Nothing in this prior information notice shall generate any contractual obligations prior to the signature of a contract following a competition.
Transparency:
HM Government requires that tender documentation issued by government departments for contracts exceeding 10 000 GBP over the life of the contract are published online (www.gov.uk/contracts-finder) for the public. The resulting contract shall also be published. The Authority may use its discretion to redact information to protect key commercial interest or on prescribed grounds. Therefore, bidders who wish information not to be published, if successful, should secure agreements with the Authority prior to submission. These could cover key commercial interest, trade secrets and commercial interests which would be prejudiced by publication, all following the test in Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1178/commercial-interests-section-43-foia-guidance.pdf).
Only documentation related to the award will be published. The prescribed grounds for redaction are:
(a) national security;
(b) personal data;
(c) information protected by intellectual property rights;
(d) information which is not in the public interest to disclose (following tests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000);
(e) third party confidential information;
(f) IT security; and
(g) Prevention of fraud.
Freedom of information (FOI):
The Freedom of Information Act came fully into force in 2005. If any organisation considers that any information supplied by them is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivities specified. In such cases the relevant material will in response to FOI requests be examined in the light of exemptions provided for in the Act.
About the buyer
Address
5 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
England
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