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Published 14 May 2026, 09:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CLA Licence · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£119,479published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) licence to enable the lawful copying, scanning, and sharing of published content (including books, journals, magazines and digital publications) within the organisation for internal business use. The licence provides access to the CLA’s repertoire of copyright-protected materials and ensures compliance with UK copyright law. The CLA operates as the sole collective licensing body authorised to grant these rights on behalf of authors, publishers, and other rights holders.

This contract has been awarded directly due to the absence of competition for the required rights, as the CLA is the only organisation able to provide a comprehensive licence covering the relevant repertoire.

The correct contract dates are 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027 - the UK6 wasn't mandatory as this is under threshold due to technical reasons it has led to a delay in publishing the notice hence the differing dates.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
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
14 May 2026, 09:28 BST
Last source update
28 May 2026, 11:22 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050181
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069860 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    14 May 2026, 09:28 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract details notice published
    28 May 2026, 11:22 BST
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    28 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £119,4791 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD28 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£119,4791 May 2026Awarded
THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD£99,563 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Work & Pensions

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJCP-7274-TLRQ Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA, London, London, SW1H 9NAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Copyright Licensing AgencyAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGDX-9378-YHQQ Third Floor, 6 Hays Lane, London, London, SE1 2HBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender