Published date: 16 September 2021

Last edited date: 30 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 4 July 2023

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

Awarded contract (published 4 July 2023)

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

EC4A1AB

Value of contract

£20,000 to £36,000

Procurement reference

SSRO-C-108

Published date

16 September 2021

Closing date

1 October 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

25 October 2021

Contract end date

24 October 2024

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 SSRO is seeking to award a 3 year contract for the provision of web-based access to legal resources, covering as a minimum:

1. Up to date legislation and statutory instruments and linked case law references and commentary;
2. Comprehensive databases of UK and EU case law;
3. Encyclopaedias, commentary, journals and practice guides in the following areas:
(a) Procurement and contracts;
(b) Administrative and public law;
(c) Civil procedure, including Judicial Review;
(d) Access to information, particularly: freedom of information, data
protection, GDPR and official secrets;
(e) Employment law; and
4. Comprehensive precedent documents.

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

5. Law of Public and Utilities Procurement, volume 1 (3rd Edition),
Arrowsmith;
6. Chitty on Contracts, volume 1 (33rd Edition), Beale; and/or
7. Public Procurement Law Review.

The Service should meet the following requirements:
• Resources must be updated promptly to reflect developments in
the law;
• Resources must be 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.
• Resources must be available for two concurrent users.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Jane McGovern

Address

Finlaison House,15-17 Furnival Street
LONDON
EC4A1AB
England

Telephone

02037714780

Email

Jane.mcgovern@ssro.gov.uk