Legal Publications Print and eBook Framework

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The Judicial Library and Information Service (jLIS) provide legal publications and information to judges and legal advisers to ensure that they are equipped to carry out their duties effectively. Provision varies depending on jurisdiction, but in general terms, jLIS currently provides: Print, eBooks and Online access. The Legal Publication Print and eBook Frameworks will be divided into 2 lots: - Lot 1: POF titles (publication order form) - Titles chosen by jLIS prior to the start of the financial year, and additionally may be required throughout the course of the financial year. This will contain core titles and additional miscellaneous requirements. Exact titles are subject to change year-on-year. - Lot 2: UXB (unexpected books) - Ad hoc requests throughout the financial year for miscellaneous publications not listed in Lot 1. Exact titles are subject to change year-on-year. Additional information: The Authority reserves the right to reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to award a contract to any bidder, without any liability on its part. Nothing in this prior information notice shall generate any contractual obligations prior to the signature of a contract following a competition. Transparency: HM Government requires that tender documentation issued by government departments for contracts exceeding 10 000 GBP over the life of the contract are published online (www.gov.uk/contracts-finder) for the public. The resulting contract shall also be published. The Authority may use its discretion to redact information to protect key commercial interest or on prescribed grounds. Therefore, bidders who wish information not to be published, if successful, should secure agreements with the Authority prior to submission. These could cover key commercial interest, trade secrets and commercial interests which would be prejudiced by publication, all following the test in Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1178/commercial-interests-section-43-foia-guidance.pdf). Only documentation related to the award will be published. The prescribed grounds for redaction are: (a) national security; (b) personal data; (c) information protected by intellectual property rights; (d) information which is not in the public interest to disclose (following tests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000); (e) third party confidential information; (f) IT security; and (g) Prevention of fraud. Freedom of information (FOI): The Freedom of Information Act came fully into force in 2005. If any organisation considers that any information supplied by them is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivities specified. In such cases the relevant material will in response to FOI requests be examined in the light of exemptions provided for in the Act.