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Published 31 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Copyright Licence Fee · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK11)
Awarded value£376,441published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Copyright license for Bristol City Council to use and access copyrighted material.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
79980000 Subscription services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
31 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
Authority reference
DN824341
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091074
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d89c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Competition Absent - Procurement Act - Schedule 5 when a supplier is in possession of intellectual property or other exclusive rights and there are no reasonable alternatives, which means only the supplier with those rights can deliver the goods, services or works.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Sept 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published28 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
  2. Standstill ends14 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 11:39 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 14:47 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    25 Sept 2026, 14:53 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £376,4411 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTDSME10 Oct 2026 – 10 Oct 2031£376,44130 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Copyright Licence Fee · THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTDSME

    Signed
    21 Aug 2026
    Value
    £376,441
    Period
    31 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2031
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Subscription of Licence Key

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bristol City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWXH-3837-PDTD City Hall, College Green, Bristol, South West, BS1 5TRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender