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Published 26 Mar 2026, 11:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NLA Media Access · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Home Office (Central government)

Direct award
Awarded value£129,728published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 19 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to NLA Media Access Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mandatory NLA Media Access license required by the Home Office to to make copies of newspaper content for internal use in a business.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
26 Mar 2026, 11:36 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027900
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0674e2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

NLA Media Access Ltd is the exclusive UK collecting society for newspaper and magazine publisher rights, and it is the only organisation that issues NLA licences. There are no alternative licensing body

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Mar 2026 → 8 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published214 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMT
  2. Standstill ends201 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 11:36 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £129,7281 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NLA Media Access Limited8 Apr 2026 – 8 Apr 2027£129,72819 Mar 2026standstill to 8 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Home Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWGC-6513-PQLZ 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NLA Media Access LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03003569 Mount Pleasant House, Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, South East, TN1 1HJContact email

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