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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of Law Trove Access

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:53.

Opportunity overview

DMU is seeking access to the leading publisher of legal educational materials, of which Law Trove provides. The content of Law Trove provides fully searchable access to approximately 200 OUP law textbooks covering all modules on the DMU LLB programmes. The subscription would provide access to the service for staff and students across the university. The service is a unique one resulting from OUP's dominant position in the legal publishing field.

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.

Oxford University Press

No match
Published award value
£225.5k
Awarded
29 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PYVB-9591-LMVZ
Location
Oxford, UKJ14, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom

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
248800
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
It is proposed, under the Procurement Act 2023, that Direct Awards are permissible under specific circumstances, where competition is not feasible or practical. This justification is that of Schedule 5, Single Suppliers, Section 5 (a)(b): "The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract (a) Due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) There are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works." As noted in the prior rationale, OUP is the leading publisher of legal educational materials and Law Trove provides fully searchable access to approx. 200 law texts. The service Subscription to OUP's Law Trove is a unique one resulting from OUP's dominant position in the legal publishing field. Other Law providers, such as LexisNexis and Westlaw, provide access to a wide range of legal materials including legislation, case law, legal research, legal journals and other materials, but which do not cover the contents of Law Trove. DMU's LLB programmes and requirements can be met with the utilisation of OUP's Law Trove. The direct award ensures that the project remains consistent to budget, appropriate for the LLB courses syllabus and avoiding the potential delays and additional costs associated with seeking multiple alternative providers. Whereas OUP's Law trove affords a single point of access for all required materials

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

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-CHC-XN85208
Name
DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 9BH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Gateway

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
XN85208
Scheme
GB-CHC

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
10001883
Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Entry 2
Id
PDZY-8857-XDBL
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PYVB-9591-LMVZ
Name
Oxford University Press

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Oxford
Postal Code
OX2 6DP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street

Details

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

Identifier

Id
PYVB-9591-LMVZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
30 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Provision of Law Trove Access
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Higher education services
Entry 2
Id
92511000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Library services

Value

Amount
225,528.09
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
225,528.09

Documents

Entry 1
Id
044356-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
30 Jul 2025, 15:04
Entry 2
Id
044362-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
30 Jul 2025, 15:12

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYVB-9591-LMVZ
Name
Oxford University Press

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
15 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
11 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of Law Trove Access
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
12 Aug 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
N/A

Value

Amount
225,528.09
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
225,528.09

Period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048698-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
14 Aug 2025, 11:48

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 9BH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056945-2025-08-14T11:48:44+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·