Official UK procurement notice
Media Monitoring Press Association
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£79,391published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to The Press Association Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPress requirement that enables the media team to receive real time and embargoed news alongside journalists, improving planning, rapid response, and timely ministerial briefings on emerging issues
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Standard
- 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
- 23 Apr 2026, 14:06 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 14:06 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037114- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0689b0Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published23 Apr 2026, 14:06 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £79,3911 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Press Association Limited | £79,391 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Media Monitoring Press Association · The Press Association Limited
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £79,391
- Period
- 21 Apr 2026 – 1 May 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Press AssociationAwarded 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