WCC - NLA Licence · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Warwickshire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£18,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2025

Awarded to NLA Media Access Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for a NLA Media Access Licence, which provides permission for the council to share and use UK newspaper and online news content that mentions Warwickshire County Council. This includes the right to copy, distribute and store press articles for internal communications, media monitoring and reporting purposes.

The licence is issued solely by NLA Media Access Ltd, which acts on behalf of the UK's major newspaper and magazine publishers to manage copyright for their content. It is a mandatory copyright licence for any organisation that wishes to share or reproduce content from these sources.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
Last source update: 27 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-007018
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060f7b Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
27 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,5001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NLA Media Access Limited	£18,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · NLA Media Access Limited
Signed
1 Oct 2025
Value
£18,500
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
This is for an annual subscription licence. The contract includes the option to renew for a further two x twelve month subscriptions. The cost for the first year subscription was £6120.68. We are placing a notice even though this falls below the de minimis value for a notice requirement as prices for years two and three are not yet known.
Options
This is for an annual subscription licence. The contract includes the option to renew for a further two x twelve month subscriptions. The cost for the first year subscription was £6120.68. We are placing a notice even though this falls below the de minimis value for a notice requirement as prices for years two and three are not yet known.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Warwickshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTN-5446-NMXW Shire Hall, Warwick, West Midlands, CV34 4SAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NLA media access LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03003569GB-PPON: PLMM-3896-RGZM Mount Pleasant House, Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, South East, TN1 1HJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT