PPL PRS Music Licence · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£399,224published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to PPL PRS Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Annual Music Licence, as required under Copyright Law.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London

48000000 Software package and information systems 98000000 Other community, social and personal 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: 28 Mar 2026, 18:09 GMT
Last source update: 28 Mar 2026, 18:09 GMT
Authority reference: 1234
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-028797
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0667b9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Urgency
Published justification: PPL PRS Ltd is the sole supplier of the music licence. The licence is required under Copyright Law.

Notice history

3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
11 Mar 2026, 17:21 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
28 Mar 2026, 18:09 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £399,2241 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PPL PRS Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£399,224	15 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Metropolitan Police Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTMT-7816-YCQG New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, London, London, SW1A 2JLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PPL PRS LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10376001 St George Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1QGContact 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 Tender28 Mar 2026, 18:09 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender11 Mar 2026, 17:21 GMT