Official UK procurement notice
Access to embargoed news content
Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn order to carry out its obligations under its Memoranda of Understanding with x-gov comms teams and policy units, the MMU team requires real-time access to Press Association newswire content, including content under embargo to give comms teams the most up to date information available as soon as it goes live on the Press Association newswire.
Monitoring of embargoed Press Association content is a specific commitment in the MoUs between MMU and the departments that subscribe for its products and this content is not available without a Press Association subscription.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2026, 14:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2026, 14:28 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024670- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066dc3Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published18 Mar 2026, 14:28 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Press Association Limited | £138,074 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · The Press Association Limited
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £138,074
- Period
- 11 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Press Association LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender