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Copyright Licences for Schools - Educational Recording Agency (ERA)

Department for Education · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 15:06.

Opportunity overview

Schools require licences to access copyright materials for teaching and learning and extracurricular activities. Copyright licences are handled by and purchased from Copyright Management Organisations (CMOs). CMOs are a type of licensing body that grant rights to materials on behalf of rights holders (e.g. authors/composers). Education Recording Agency (ERA): Permits educational establishments to record radio and television broadcasts received in the UK and to access copies of such recordings.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Educational Recording Agency

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Contract value
£34.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£41m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PCXG-7156-NWVV
Location
London, UKI45, SE1 7LY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0662b5
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Copyright licences are handled by and purchased from Copyright Management Organisations (CMOs). CMOs are a type of licensing body that grant rights to materials on behalf of rights holders (e.g. authors/composers). Education Recording Agency (ERA) are the sole source of the licence that permits educational establishments to record radio and television broadcasts received in the UK and to access copies of such recordings.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Education
Id
GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZG-3487-DPVD

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P3BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Educational Recording Agency
Id
GB-PPON-PCXG-7156-NWVV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCXG-7156-NWVV

Address

Street Address
Scott House, The Concourse, Waterloo Station
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 7LY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
92000000
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCXG-7156-NWVV
Name
Educational Recording Agency

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Copyright Licences for Schools - Educational Recording Agency (ERA)
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
17 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract is for the provision of copyright licences only and so no suitable KPIs are applicable

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
41,049,664.91
Amount
34,208,054
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-15351
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
038354-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Apr 2026, 10:07
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P3BT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 019766-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 019783-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 038354-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·