Online Legal Resources

Descriptions

The SSRO is seeking to award a 3 year contract for the provision of web-based access to legal resources, covering as a minimum: 1.Up to date legislation and statutory instruments and linked case law references and commentary; 2.Comprehensive databases of UK and EU case law; 3.Encyclopaedias, commentary, journals and practice guides in the following areas: (a)Procurement and contracts; (b)Administrative and public law; (c)Civil procedure, including Judicial Review; (d)Access to information, particularly: freedom of information, data protection, GDPR and official secrets; (e)Employment law; and 4.Comprehensive precedent documents. The SSRO is also seeking pricing for the following additional services (or equivalents), which it may purchase at its sole discretion - 5.Law of Public and Utilities Procurement, volume 1 (3rd Edition), Arrowsmith; 6.Chitty on Contracts, volume 1 (33rd Edition), Beale; and/or 7.Public Procurement Law Review. The Service should meet the following requirements: •Resources must be updated promptly to reflect developments in the law; •Resources must be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 a year, subject to a minimum level of disruption which the bidder should specify in the tender. •Resources must be available for two concurrent users.