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Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) License 2026-2027

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 20:07.

Opportunity overview

This Direct Award is for the annual Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) fee for use of NLA copyrighted content in FCDO’s media monitoring services for the financial year 2026 to 2027. This license is purchased from the News Media Access and is the only regulated body able to supply the required copyright licence. It is also a recurring annual licence.

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.

Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA)

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Contract value
£179.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£215k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLMM-3896-RGZM
Location
Tunbridge Wells, UKJ46, TN1 1HJ, 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-066edd
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This license is purchased from the News Media Access and is the only regulated body able to supply the required copyright licence. It is also a recurring annual licence. NLA Media Access Limited business licence - GOV.UK) This direct award is justified under Section 41 and the ‘single supplier’ justification in Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, as the required copyright licence can only be supplied by NLA Media Access, the sole rightsholder authorised to issue licences for the use of UK newspaper and magazine content. No reasonable alternative supplier exists.

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
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Id
GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXRR-8771-PHVX

Address

Street Address
King Charles Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2AH
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
Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA)
Id
GB-PPON-PLMM-3896-RGZM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLMM-3896-RGZM

Address

Street Address
Mount Pleasant House, Lonsdale Gardens
Locality
Tunbridge Wells
Postal Code
TN1 1HJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ46

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79995000
Description
Library management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
22210000
Description
Newspapers

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLMM-3896-RGZM
Name
Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
13 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
not required it is for a copyright licence

Period

Starts
13 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
215,049.6
Amount
179,208
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035703-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Apr 2026, 14:48
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2AH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 025149-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 029121-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 035703-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·