✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 12:16.
Opportunity overview
Westminster City Council (WCC) and Royal Brough of Kensington and Chelea (RBKC) are seeking to procure a comprehensive online legal research and know-how solution for use by its in-house Legal Services team. The service is required to support legal advisers and paralegals in delivering timely, accurate and risk-based legal advice across the Council’s core legal practice areas.
The current contract expires on 30 November 2026. The Council requires a replacement service to commence on 1 December 2026, with sufficient mobilisation, implementation and user support to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of access from the contract start date.
The Councils require some flexibility to add, remove and reallocate users during the contract period, subject to its operational need.
Classification
CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
CPV48100000 — Industry specific software package
CPV48160000 — Library software package
CPV48170000 — Compliance software package
CPV72212100 — Industry specific software development services
CPV72212160 — Library software development services
CPV72212170 — Compliance software development services
CPV79100000 — Legal services
CPV79140000 — Legal advisory and information services
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Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1E 6QP · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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097351-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Westminster City Council is running an open competition for an online legal research and know-how solution for its in-house Legal Services team, also supporting Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The replacement service is intended to begin on 1 December 2026 and provide mobilisation, implementation and user support, with flexible user allocations during the contract.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of online legal research, legal know-how and digital legal library platforms. The supplied notice does not state detailed technical, pricing, eligibility or certification criteria.
Key points identified
Core solutionComprehensive online legal research and know-how solutionEvidence: “seeking to procure a comprehensive online legal research and know-how solution”
User groupsIn-house Legal Services team, including legal advisers and paralegalsEvidence: “for use by its in-house Legal Services team” and “support legal advisers and paralegals”
Service supportMobilisation, implementation and user support for transition and continuity of accessEvidence: “with sufficient mobilisation, implementation and user support to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of access”
93% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
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Westminster City Council is running an open competition for an online legal research and know-how solution for its in-house Legal Services team, also supporting Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The replacement service is intended to begin on 1 December 2026 and provide mobilisation, implementation and user support, with flexible user allocations during the contract.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of online legal research, legal know-how and digital legal library platforms. The supplied notice does not state detailed technical, pricing, eligibility or certification criteria.
Key deliverables
Online legal research and know-how solution
Access for in-house legal advisers and paralegals
Mobilisation, implementation and user support
Flexible ability to add, remove and reallocate users
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Core solution
99% confidence
Comprehensive online legal research and know-how solution
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“seeking to procure a comprehensive online legal research and know-how solution”
User groups
98% confidence
In-house Legal Services team, including legal advisers and paralegals
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“for use by its in-house Legal Services team” and “support legal advisers and paralegals”
Service support
98% confidence
Mobilisation, implementation and user support for transition and continuity of access
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“with sufficient mobilisation, implementation and user support to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of access”
User flexibility
99% confidence
Ability to add, remove and reallocate users during the contract, subject to operational need
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“flexibility to add, remove and reallocate users during the contract period”
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown
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No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, exclusion or organisation-size criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Maximum contract value
93% confidence
£90,000 GBP
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Opportunity value_max: 90000 GBP; Lot 1 value_amount: 90000 GBP.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or contract duration are supplied.
User-volume flexibility
99% confidence
The councils require flexibility to add, remove and reallocate users during the contract period.
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“The Councils require some flexibility to add, remove and reallocate users during the contract period”
Delivery
Delivery geography
91% confidence
United Kingdom (UKI region)
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Delivery location: country “United Kingdom”; region “UKI”.
Intended service commencement
98% confidence
1 December 2026
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“The Council requires a replacement service to commence on 1 December 2026”
Transition requirement
98% confidence
Continuity of access from contract start date through mobilisation, implementation and user support
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“ensure a smooth transition and continuity of access from the contract start date”
Contract end date
99% confidence
Unknown
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The supplied contract_end_at field is null and no duration is stated.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Notice status
99% confidence
Open tender
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display_status: “open”; notice type: “Tender notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Open competition, below threshold
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procurement_method: “open”; procurement_method_details: “Below threshold - open competition”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
6 November 2026, 17:00 UTC
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submission_deadline: “2026-11-06T17:00:00+00:00”.
Lot structure
99% confidence
One active lot is supplied, but it has no title or description.
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Lot 1 is active; its title and description are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Evaluation and award criteria
99% confidence
Unknown
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No evaluation methodology, weighting or award criteria are supplied.
Technical and content scope
98% confidence
Detailed content coverage, platform functionality, integration, security and access requirements are unknown.
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The description specifies an online legal research and know-how solution but provides no detailed specification.
Commercial duration
99% confidence
Unknown
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No contract end date or duration is supplied.
Lot information limitation
99% confidence
The supplied active Lot 1 has no title or description, so no lot-specific scope can be established.
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Lot 1 title: null; description: null.
Classification breadth
96% confidence
The CPV classifications include software development and legal services, but the narrative describes procurement of an online research and know-how solution; classifications alone do not establish a development or legal-advisory requirement.
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Classifications include 72212100, 72212160, 72212170, 79100000 and 79140000; narrative states “online legal research and know-how solution”.
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