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title: "The Provision of NLA Media Database License"
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# The Provision of NLA Media Database License

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-nla-media-database-license-ocds-h6vhtk-06775b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cabinet Office: "The Provision of NLA Media Database License". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cabinet Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cabinet-office-gov-d2)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £19,176 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-nla-media-database-license-ocds-h6vhtk-06775b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06775b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-nla-media-database-license-ocds-h6vhtk-06775b#tl-md)

## Description
The MMU team requires early access (pre-publication date) to UK daily national newspaper content which should be made available via an online platform which has the functionalist to search for stories by keyword, date, publication and edition. 
The team requires access to content from the first editions of the UK national daily newspapers no later than 11pm on the day prior to publication. 
The team requires that the digital versions of the hard copies of the newspaper be viewable online and also downloadable with text of the digital versions identical to their print counterpart. 
Early editions of the following publications to be available on the platform as a minimum - The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Sun, Daily Star, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express, The Mail on Sunday, The Sun on Sunday, The Star on Sunday, The Independent, The i, City AM, Metro, Evening Standard.
The MMU requires the supplier to have the requisite licences to hold this material on their online platforms

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79980000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **NLA media access Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159155`
  - Value: £19,176 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028900-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-30T09:02:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:55:59.913Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06775b