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Published 30 Mar 2026, 10:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of NLA Media Database License

Official notice

Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£19,176published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to NLA Media Access Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The MMU team requires early access (pre-publication date) to UK daily national newspaper content which should be made available via an online platform which has the functionalist to search for stories by keyword, date, publication and edition.

The team requires access to content from the first editions of the UK national daily newspapers no later than 11pm on the day prior to publication.

The team requires that the digital versions of the hard copies of the newspaper be viewable online and also downloadable with text of the digital versions identical to their print counterpart.

Early editions of the following publications to be available on the platform as a minimum - The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Sun, Daily Star, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express, The Mail on Sunday, The Sun on Sunday, The Star on Sunday, The Independent, The i, City AM, Metro, Evening Standard.

The MMU requires the supplier to have the requisite licences to hold this material on their online platforms

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure 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
30 Mar 2026, 10:02 BST
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 10:02 BST
Authority reference
P0560
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028900
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06775b Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 10:02 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 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 £19,1761 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NLA Media Access Limited8 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£19,176—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cabinet Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRVX-1591-PJVV 70 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2ASContact 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

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender