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Legal Library Materials and Associated Services

Awarded to RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis

Braintree District Council(buyer)

Published
Published 10 December 2025
Deadline
Closed 19 January 2026

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Overview

Braintree District Council has awarded a framework contract worth £2,000,000 to RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis to provide legal library materials and associated services to 26 local authorities across Essex, Hertfordshire, and Suffolk. The closed framework runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030 and was evaluated on price (60%), technical criteria (30%), and social value (10%).

Contracting authority

  • 28 awarded contracts

    Braintree, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PGBP-7262-MJTR

  • Essex County Council

    Procuring entity

    Chelmsford, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£2,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
10 December 2025
Questions by
23 December 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Printed books, brochures and leafletsNewspapers, journals, periodicals and magazinesSoftware package and information systemsSoftware-related servicesLegal services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£2,000,000
Award date
17 February 2026
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2030
Contract length
4 years
Bids received
2
Winner
  • RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis

This contract ends on 31 March 2030.

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About the winner

RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis

Based in
London
Public contracts won
57
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from Braintree District Council under this supplier name in Skim's records.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

2

0 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Printed matter and related products drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 12% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 60% · Quality 40%

  • Technical30%
  • Social value10%
  • Price60%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Printed matter and related products

£112,770

Median of 588 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 17.7× the median.

Braintree District Council in the last 12 months

31

contracts awarded, worth £16,077,102 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    1 April 2026

  2. Contract

    17 February 2026

  3. Tender Update

    6 January 2026

  4. Tender Update

    15 December 2025

  5. Tender Update

    12 December 2025

  6. Tender Update

    11 December 2025

  7. Contract Notice

    10 December 2025

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