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Copyright Licences for Schools - Educational Recording Agency (ERA)

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Location not published
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Education: "Copyright Licences for Schools - Educational Recording Agency (ERA)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for EducationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Education
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department for Education. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
40%Historical Average
Based on 5 comparable awards
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Flood Control (NI)Top vendor: 46.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 185 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Flood Control (NI)3 wins£60,000,000
Ground Control Limited2 wins£40,000,000
Personnel Hygiene Services Limited trading as PHS Group plc1 win£10,586,364
McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited2 wins£9,743,488
IRARA SERVICES LIMITED1 win£4,585,304
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Education
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published28 Apr 2026, 10:07 BST
Last source update28 Apr 2026, 10:07 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0662b5
What is being bought
Schools require licences to access copyright materials for teaching and learning and extracurricular activities. Copyright licences are handled by and purchased from Copyright Management Organisations (CMOs). CMOs are a type of licensing body that grant rights to materials on behalf of rights holders (e.g. authors/composers). Education Recording Agency (ERA): Permits educational establishments to record radio and television broadcasts received in the UK and to access copies of such recordings.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2026, 10:07 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    5 Mar 2026, 10:32 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Mar 2026, 10:10 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    5 Mar 2026, 10:10 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    5 Mar 2026, 10:10 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 Apr 2026, 10:07 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 17 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £34,208,054
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Educational Recording Agency
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Copyright Licences for Schools - Educational Recording Agency (ERA)
£34,208,054 · signed 17 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2032, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Education

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD
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  • Department for Education
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PDZG-3487-DPVD
    Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, UKI32, SW1P3BT, GB
    matthew1.gregory@education.gov.uk

  • Educational Recording Agency
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PCXG-7156-NWVV
    Scott House, The Concourse, Waterloo Station, London, UKI45, SE1 7LY, GB
    era@era.org.uk
Documents (1)
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  • Not published

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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleCopyright licences are handled by and purchased from Copyright Management Organisations (CMOs). CMOs are a type of licensing body that grant rights to materials on behalf of rights holders (e.g. authors/composers). Education Recording Agency (ERA) are the sole source of the licence that permits educational establishments to record radio and television broadcasts received in the UK and to access copies of such recordings.