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Practical Law and Westlaw

Manchester City Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:59.

Opportunity overview

The provision of legal research services. This include a subscription to Practical Law Premium and Westlaw Edge and a number of other publications (15 in total)

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P-0528
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The publications required are only available for purchase through Thomson Reuters, who own the intellectual property rights to the publications/brands MCC Legal Services have used these services for a number of years and have established business processes around them. Failing to maintain the subscription would cause significant disruption to their ability to provide legal services.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLNV-8798-LDMP
Name
Manchester City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD33
Country
GB
Locality
Manchester
Postal Code
M60 2LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall Extension

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLNV-8798-LDMP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01679046
Name
THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI42
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E14 5AQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Five Canada Square

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
01679046
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGZB-9229-GXTT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
19 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
Practical Law and Westlaw
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKD3
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Value

Amount
496,586.25
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
595,903.5

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050394-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Aug 2025, 09:39
Entry 2
Id
050400-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Aug 2025, 09:48

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01679046
Name
THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
2 Sept 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Practical Law and Westlaw
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
5 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The contract is for off shelf software solutions and publications which is bespoke to the provider. The provider also owns the intellectual property rights to the publications. Therefore the authority considers that performance could not be appropriately assessed using KPIs.

Value

Amount
496,586.25
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
595,903.5

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
055241-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
10 Sept 2025, 09:51

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M60 2LA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058bd2-2025-09-10T09:51:37+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·