AwardedAwarded 30 March 2026

Legal Library Materials and Associated Services

Braintree District Council · Local authority

In brief

Braintree District Council awarded legal and IT and software work to RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis on 30 March 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £2,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Framework to support 26 Local Authorities to provide legal service provision and commentary titles This is a closed framework running from 1 April 2026 - 31 March 2030 Contracting authorities that may use the framework Basildon Borough Council Braintree District Council Brentwood Borough Council Broxbourne Borough Council Castle Point Borough Council Chelmsford City Council Colchester City Council East Hertfordshire District Council Epping Forest District Council Essex County Council Harlow District Council Hertfordshire County Council Hertsmere Borough Council Lee Valley Regional Park Authority Maldon District Council North Hertfordshire District Council Rochford District Council Southend-on-Sea City Council Suffolk County Council St Albans City & District Council Tendring District Council Three Rivers District Council Uttlesford District Council Watford Borough Council Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 3C Shared Services (comprising Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, and South Cambridgeshire District Council ) A breakdown of the specific Quality criteria used for the framework can be found in the Tender Notice. Award criteria Price - 60% Technical - 30% Social value - 10%

Who won

WinnerValueDates
RELX (UK) Limited t/a LexisNexis
2 bids received
£2,000,000
Awarded 17 February 2026
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 081722-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 081881-2025
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 082697-2025
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 082912-2025
  5. Tender notice · UK4, notice 000572-2026
  6. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 014214-2026
  7. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 030308-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

43

Awards

36

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From notice 081722-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 December 2025, last updated 1 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.