Awarded contract

Procurement of Legal Subscriptions

Details

Buyer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
Supplier(s): LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
Value: £765,773
Topic: Subscription services
Published: 22 May 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

As this service is for a specific legal requirement this falls under the exemption PCR Regulation 32 reason(s) 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons and (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights). The request for direct award is therefore compliant. Lot 1: Legal Subscriptions

Timeline

Completed: Award date31 March 2025
Completed: Award published22 May 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is a non-ministerial department that prosecutes criminal cases investigated by the police across England and Wales. Fourteen regional CPS Areas handle prosecutions locally, each led by a Chief Crown Prosecutor. A dedicated Commercial Team manages supplier contracts and procurement policy for the whole organisation. CPS's buying spans IT systems, digital transformation and legal support services such as court transcription and video links.

Over the past 5 years, most of CPS's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-crown-prosecution-service-cps.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-crown-prosecution-service-cps.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-crown-prosecution-service-cps.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-crown-prosecution-service-cps.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-crown-prosecution-service-cps.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-crown-prosecution-service-cps.gov