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ID 6699778 - DAC 29/26 - DoF - NLA Media Access
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Finance: "ID 6699778 - DAC 29/26 - DoF - NLA Media Access". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Department of Finance | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
2.5Bids / Report
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Coverage: 26 active published awards; 2 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Finance | 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 |
Published27 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST | Last source update27 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06eda4 | ||
What is being bought
NLA Media Access Ltd is an organisation founded by the UK national newspapers to protect the industry’s copyright.
All Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and UK national newspapers are covered by the Newspaper Licensing Agreement (NLA).
The NLA gives permission for organisations to copy from an extensive range of newspapers, magazines and websites.
The DoF Media Monitoring Unit requires a NLA licence to enable it to copy and circulate cuttings for distribution to Ministers, Special Advisers, Departmental Press Offices, senior officials and external customers.
This contract is essential to allow the Media Monitoring Unit to continue to produce daily newspaper cuttings, including weekends and public holidays.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
27 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST - Official notice release published
27 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST - Buyer information updated
27 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
27 Aug 2026, 14:09 BST - Award pending
Not published · £150,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards NLA Media Access Limited £150,000 · Not published · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Department of Finance
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVTL-7513-YWVJAward and contract changes
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNLA Media Access Ltd (NLA) is the only provider within the UK with the rights to give permission to the bodies listed within the contract to continue to meet their media monitoring requirements, and no reasonable alternatives are available for the provision of the service. The licence is essential to allow the Media Monitoring Unit to continue to produce daily newspaper cuttings, including weekends and public holidays. Failure to award a contract and continuing to access media material would result in the DoF Media Monitoring Unit being in breach of the copyright legislation if it continued to provide this service.
Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act.
Based on the information provided there appears to be justification for a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 where;
(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. |