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Published 21 Oct 2026, 11:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Motion Picture Licence 2027

Official notice

Authority: Planning Inspectorate (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£13,515published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 20 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Motion Picture Licensing Company Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of a special licence for the public performance of motion pictures.

The licence is required to enable the lawful screening of films or TV programmes in connection with the Planning Inspectorate's operational activities.

The service is supplied as a single annual licence renewal by the rights holder, covering the agreed period and usage rights.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
21 Oct 2026, 11:18 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST
Authority reference
17-2-1507
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099385
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c95 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Oct 2026, 11:18 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Oct 2026, 11:50 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £13,5151 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Motion Picture Licensing Company Limited9 Dec 2026 – 8 Dec 2027£13,51520 Oct 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Planning Inspectorate

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBTX-5596-GCYV Temple Quay House, Temple Quay, Bristol, South West, BS1 6PNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender