Copyright Licensing Agency · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of South Wales (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)

Awarded value£230,392published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Sept 2024no call for competition

Awarded to THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CPV: Copyright consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Annual renewal of USW’s copyright licencesAwarded

Delivery: Wales

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Oct 2024, 14:36 BST
Last source update: 9 Jan 2025, 09:54 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-000606
Classification (CPV): Copyright consultancy services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04abcd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) relates to the annual Independent Higher Education licence renewal for the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA). CLA is recognised by the government as the collective licensing body for the reuse of text and images from books, journals, and magazines.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:147201)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £230,3921 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 26 Sept 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD	£230,392 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD	£230,392 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000606-2025-1 · THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD
Signed
26 Sept 2024
Value
£230,392
Status
active
Contract 033000-2024-1 · THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD
Signed
26 Sept 2024
Value
£230,392
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of South Wales

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University of South Wales,, Finance Dept, Llantwit Road, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 1DLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Copyright Licensing AgencyAwarded supplier Barnards Inn, 86 Fetter Lane, London, London, EC4A1EN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.