Official UK procurement notice
Press Association Licence for DSIT and DESNZ
Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£258,159published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to PA Media Group
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a joint renewal of the PA Media subscription for DSIT and DESNZ. PA Media is a business-critical service that is utilised by both department’s press teams.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Light touch regime
- 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
- 17 Dec 2025, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2025, 14:38 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083927- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f80fFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published17 Dec 2025, 14:38 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £258,1591 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA Media Group | £258,159 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · PA Media Group
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £258,159
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 year contract with 1 year planned extension option
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PA Media GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender