Official UK procurement notice
NLA Media Access · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£129,728published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 19 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to NLA Media Access Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMandatory NLA Media Access license required by the Home Office to to make copies of newspaper content for internal use in a business.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 26 Mar 2026, 11:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027900- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0674e2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
NLA Media Access Ltd is the exclusive UK collecting society for newspaper and magazine publisher rights, and it is the only organisation that issues NLA licences. There are no alternative licensing body
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
26 Mar 2026 → 8 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published214 days ago26 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMT
- Standstill ends201 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published26 Mar 2026, 11:36 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published26 Mar 2026, 12:57 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £129,7281 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLA Media Access Limited8 Apr 2026 – 8 Apr 2027 | £129,728 | 19 Mar 2026standstill to 8 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NLA Media Access LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender