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Published 17 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public Screenings of films and TV programs in Communal Setting

Official notice

Authority: ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE HOUSING LIMITED (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£160,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Motion Picture Licensing Company Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Licence required, in addition to standard communal TV licence (within our Independent Living Schemes). In order to allow RBH to legally broadcast films and TV programmes that are being shown on the communal TV.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
64200000 Telecommunications services

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
17 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067519
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd6c Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competitive tender opportunity was unavailable as there was no market to tender.

MPLC is the only supplier that provides these licenses.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £160,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Motion Picture Licensing Company Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2035£160,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ROCHDALE BOROUGHWIDE HOUSING LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 31452 R · GB-COH: IP031452 · GB-PPON: PHLB-2332-YGZR Unique Enterprise Centre, Rochdale, North West, OL16 2UPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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