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Copyright Licences for Schools - Schools Printed Music Licence - (SPML)

Department for Education · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 06:35.

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). The School Printed Music licence (SPML): Permits the copying and arranging of printed music owned by a school, teacher or music service or hub engaged in supporting the school.

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.

Printed Music Licensing Ltd

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Contract value
£22.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£27.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PWPN-8423-GVTT
Location
London, UKI31, WC1X 8TZ, 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-067b59
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Printed Music Licensing Ltd are the sole source of the licence permitting the copying and arranging of printed music owned by a school, teacher or music service or hub engaged in supporting the school.

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

Name
Matt Gregory

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Printed Music Licensing Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PWPN-8423-GVTT

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWPN-8423-GVTT

Address

Street Address
107 Gray's Inn Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1X 8TZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

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-PWPN-8423-GVTT
Name
Printed Music Licensing Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Copyright Licences for Schools - Schools Printed Music Licence - (SPML)
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
17 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Provision of licences, KPIs are not suitable

Period

Starts
17 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
27,124,637
Amount
22,603,864.66
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-15981
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
042983-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 May 2026, 13:11
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. 030655-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 030660-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 042983-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·