CTC000-GEN - Newspaper Licencing Authority

Official notice

Authority: Waste & Resources Action Programme (Public body)

Direct award

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£15,853published award · inc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to NLA Media Access Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The NLA Media Access Licence gives organisations permission to copy, share, and distribute newspaper and media content, both in print and digital form, for internal or client use. Without it, copying or circulating news articles (even short extracts or screenshots) can breach copyright law. As the NLA is sole authorised owner and licensor of copyright in the newspaper content the licence required cannot be obtained from any other supplier.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79120000 Patent and copyright consultancy services 79121000 Copyright consultancy 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: 24 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 24 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Authority reference: CTC000-GEN - Newspaper Licencing Authority
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-068158
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d34d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Prototypes Development; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Statutory and Exclusive Rights Holder: NLA media access Ltd is the UK’s officially mandated collective licensing body for newspaper and magazine publishers. It holds the exclusive rights to license the reproduction and distribution of this content on behalf of rights owners. No alternative provider can legally issue this licence.
Regulatory Compliance: Holding a current NLA licence ensures WRAP’s continued compliance with UK copyright law, specifically the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Failure to renew could expose the organisation to legal and financial risk for unlicensed content use.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
24 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £15,8531 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NLA Media Access LimitedSMECTC000-GEN - Newspaper Licencing Authority - Licence6 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2026	£15,853 inc. VAT	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Waste & Resources Action Programme

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PCTJ-5948-ZJZV Ground Floor, Blenheim Court, 19 George Street, Banbury, South East, OX16 5BHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NLA Media Access LimitedAwarded supplier Mount Pleasant House,, Lonsdale Gardens,, Tunbridge Wells,, Kent,, South East, TN1 1HJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender24 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST