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Published 20 Aug 2026, 10:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CLA Higher Education Licence OCBS

Official notice

Authority: University of Bedfordshire (Education)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Awarded value£125,417published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CLA Higher Education Licence OCBS-UoB

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79980000 Subscription services

Procedure 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
20 Aug 2026, 10:23 BST
Last source update
20 Aug 2026, 10:23 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079317
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e846 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 10:23 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £125,4171 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTDSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027£125,417—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bedfordshire

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PVYH-1841-HTTT · GB-UKPRN: 10007152 University Square, Luton, East of England, LU1 3JUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender