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CLA Licence

No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 13:49 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
CPV family not published
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Published
Nearest end: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£99,563
Contract/award value: £99,563
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
Not published
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 79)
Based on 227 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
43.445%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 79)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Group Finance Solutions Consulting Ltd
22 contracts£1,753,017At ceiling / not disclosed
Harper Macleod LLP
19 contracts£156,407,838At ceiling / not disclosed
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD
18 contracts£224,962,106At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
16 contracts£7,633,517,648At ceiling / not disclosed
Ernst & Young LLP (EY)
16 contracts£187,064,626At ceiling / not disclosed
ERNST YOUNG LLP
15 contracts£174,557,578At ceiling / not disclosed
DELOITTE LLPCRN: OC303675
14 contracts£6,091,949,765At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLP
14 contracts£680,244,503At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG
13 contracts£173,324,030At ceiling / not disclosed
KPMG LLPCRN: OC301540
12 contracts£1,015,969,208At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
3/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Work & Pensions: "CLA Licence". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Work & PensionsScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Work & Pensions
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department for Work & Pensions. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Copyright Licensing AgencyTop vendor: 0.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 128 active published awards; 1 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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 79):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Copyright Licensing Agency2 wins£219,042—
WAVEMAKER LIMITED1 win£95,000,000—
AECOM LIMITED1 win£22,000,000—
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP1 win£22,000,000—
TAG EUROPE LIMITED1 win£950,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Work & Pensions
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
Published28 May 2026, 11:22 BST
Last source update28 May 2026, 11:22 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069860
What is being bought
Provision of a Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) licence to enable the lawful copying, scanning, and sharing of published content (including books, journals, magazines and digital publications) within the organisation for internal business use. The licence provides access to the CLA’s repertoire of copyright-protected materials and ensures compliance with UK copyright law. The CLA operates as the sole collective licensing body authorised to grant these rights on behalf of authors, publishers, and other rights holders. This contract has been awarded directly due to the absence of competition for the required rights, as the CLA is the only organisation able to provide a comprehensive licence covering the relevant repertoire. The correct contract dates are 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027 - the UK6 wasn't mandatory as this is under threshold due to technical reasons it has led to a delay in publishing the notice hence the differing dates.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    28 May 2026, 11:22 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    14 May 2026, 09:28 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    14 May 2026, 09:28 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    14 May 2026, 09:28 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 May 2026, 11:22 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 28 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £99,563
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
CLA Licence
£99,563 · signed 28 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 28 May 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2027, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Work & Pensions

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PJCP-7274-TLRQ
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  • Department for Work & Pensions
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PJCP-7274-TLRQ
    Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA, London, UKI32, SW1H 9NA, GB
    professional.services@dwp.gov.uk

  • Copyright Licensing Agency
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PGDX-9378-YHQQ
    Third Floor, 6 Hays Lane, London, UKI44, SE1 2HB, GB
    petula.peters@cla.co.uk
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