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Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 04:01.

Opportunity overview

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) on behalf of Legal Information Network for Scotland (LINETS) have entered into a contract with Thomson Reuters. This is for access for up to 1800 licenses to Westlaw UK. This is a vast library of consolidated primary and secondary law combined with expert guidance. These products are either solely owned or held under licence by Thomson Reuters and not available elsewhere in the marketplace.

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.

Thomson Reuters

Match pending…
Contract value
£2.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Feb 2024
Award ID
031763-2026-COPFS-2023-272-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, EC1N 8JS, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV75230000 — Justice services

Lots

  • This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) on behalf of Legal Information Network for Scotland (LINETS) have entered into a contract with Thomson Reuters. This is for access for up to 1800 licenses to Westlaw UK. This is a vast library of consolidated primary and secondary law combined with expert guidance. These products are either solely owned or held under licence by Thomson Reuters and not available elsewhere in the marketplace.Value not stated

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
COPFS-2023-272
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Under Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 33(b) (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons. These products are either solely

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
75230000
Description
Justice services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) on behalf of Legal Information Network for Scotland (LINETS) have entered into a contract with Thomson Reuters. This is for access for up to 1800 licenses to Westlaw UK. This is a vast library of consolidated primary and secondary law combined with expert guidance. These products are either solely owned or held under licence by Thomson Reuters and not available elsewhere in the marketplace.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
75230000
Description
Justice services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Delivery Location

Description
Edinburgh Crown Office

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Id
GB-FTS-2817

Identifier

Legal Name
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Address

Street Address
Crown Office, 25 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Region
UKM
Postal Code
EH1 1LA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
10
Description
Social protection
Organisation 2
Name
Thomson Reuters
Id
GB-FTS-9126

Identifier

Legal Name
Thomson Reuters

Address

Street Address
Johnson Bldg , 77 Hatton Garden,
Locality
London
Region
UKI
Postal Code
EC1N 8JS
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Sheriff Clerk's Office
Id
GB-FTS-109378

Identifier

Legal Name
Sheriff Clerk's Office

Address

Street Address
PO BOX 23, 1 Carlton Place
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G5 9DA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
031763-2026-COPFS-2023-272-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-9126
Name
Thomson Reuters

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
031763-2026-COPFS-2023-272-1
Award ID
031763-2026-COPFS-2023-272-1
Status
active
Date Signed
28 Feb 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,500,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM · EH1 1LA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 031763-2026award, contract ·