Department of Finance awards pending NLA Media Access direct award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:29.

Opportunity overview

NLA Media Access Ltd (formerly known as the Newspaper Licensing Agency) is an organisation founded by the UK national newspapers to protect the industry’s copyright. All Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and UK national newspapers are covered by the Newspaper Licensing Agreement (NLA). The NLA gives permission for organisations to copy from an extensive range of newspapers, magazines and websites.

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.

NLA Media Access Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £150k
Awarded: 10 Sept 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PLMM-3896-RGZM
Location: Tunbridge Wells Kent, UKJ46, TN1 1RP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: ID 6699778
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Department of Finance
Id: GB-PPON-PVTL-7513-YWVJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVTL-7513-YWVJ

Address

Street Address: Craigantlet Buildings
Locality: Belfast
Postal Code: BT4 3SX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKN06

Contact

Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Entry 2

Scheme: UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id: GB-NIR
Description: Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Organisation 2

Name: CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Id: GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details: Construction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address: Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Locality: Belfast
Postal Code: BT3 9ED
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKN06

Contact

Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Organisation 3

Name: NLA Media Access Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PLMM-3896-RGZM

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLMM-3896-RGZM

Address

Street Address: Mount Pleasant
Locality: Tunbridge Wells Kent
Postal Code: TN1 1RP
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ46

Contact

Email: ACCOUNTS@NLA.CO.UK

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: ID 6699778 - DAC 29/26 - DoF - NLA Media Access
Status: pending
Date: 11 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 22200000
Description: Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79980000
Description: Subscription services

Value

Including VAT: 180,000
Amount: 150,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PLMM-3896-RGZM
Name: NLA Media Access Limited

Standstill Period

Ends: 28 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 30 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 May 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 May 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: There are two optional extension periods of up to 12 months on each ocassion.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098356-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098356-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 11:03
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 29 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT4 3SX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

081788-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 27 Aug 2026, 14:09
098356-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 11:03

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Department of Finance has published a direct-award contract award notice for NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED for newspaper, periodical and subscription access/licensing services. The award remains pending; the notice schedules signature after the standstill period and a proposed service start on 30 October 2026.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeContract award notice published 19 October 2026Evidence: Award document 098356-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-19T11:03:40+01:00.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Standstill periodEnds 28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTCEvidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098356-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eda4
First published: 27 Aug 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:29
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award to NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED, covering lot 1. The published award value is £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 including VAT).

Market significance

This is a direct award for access to newspaper and media content under the Newspaper Licensing Agreement, indicating a specialist copyright/licensing requirement rather than an openly competed multi-supplier procurement.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £150,000 excluding VAT; £180,000 including VAT (award-level value) GBP · Pending award

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification identifies NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED (company number 03003569); award 1 names NLA Media Access Limited as supplier and gives amount £150,000 and amountGross £180,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Contract award notice published 19 October 2026

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Award document 098356-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and has datePublished 2026-10-19T11:03:40+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status 'pending'.

Standstill period

99% confidence

Ends 28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.

Scheduled signature

99% confidence

29 October 2026

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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone due 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00 with status 'scheduled'.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not evidenced as concluded or signed

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The award is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£150,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 150000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£180,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 180000 GBP.

Value allocation

91% confidence

Award-level value for the sole published supplier and lot 1

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Award 1 has one listed supplier and related lot 1; no separate lot-level value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award decision date

99% confidence

11 September 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

19 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Document 098356-2026 was published 2026-10-19T11:03:40+01:00.

Planned service start

99% confidence

30 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-30T00:00:00+00:00.

Initial end date

99% confidence

31 May 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

31 May 2029

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

96% confidence

Newspaper, magazine, website and subscription access/licensing under the Newspaper Licensing Agreement

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The notice states that the NLA gives organisations permission to copy from newspapers, magazines and websites, and identifies the Newspaper Licensing Agreement.

Procurement categories

99% confidence

Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines; subscription services

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Award item 1 lists CPV 22200000 and CPV 79980000.

Lot coverage

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 is related to lot 1. No lot title or description is supplied.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information on bidders, bids received, evaluation and scores is not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

98% confidence

30 October 2026 to 31 May 2027, subject to conclusion

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates, while the award remains pending.

Extension options

99% confidence

Two optional extensions of up to 12 months each

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Award 1 renewal.description states: 'There are two optional extension periods of up to 12 months on each ocassion.'

Maximum term endpoint

99% confidence

31 May 2029

View supporting evidence

Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

96% confidence

A single-supplier direct award for specialist media-access and copyright licensing services

View supporting evidence

The procedure is a direct award; one supplier is listed for award 1; the description concerns NLA permissions to copy content.

Award maturity

99% confidence

Commercial commitment is not yet evidenced as signed

View supporting evidence

The award is pending, standstill ends 28 October 2026, and signature is scheduled for 29 October 2026.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06eda4
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Department of Finance

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The process buyer_name and buyer party identify the Department of Finance.

Procuring entity

98% confidence

CPD - Supplies and Services Division

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The party is identified as procuringEntity and describes itself as Construction and Procurement Delivery's central procurement function for Northern Ireland central government.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Belfast, Northern Ireland

View supporting evidence

The buyer address is Craigantlet Buildings, Belfast, BT4 3SX.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED (company number 03003569)

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification records an exact-name verified match to NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED, company number 03003569.

Supplier status

97% confidence

Active company; SME reported in notice data

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification records company status Active; the supplier party details mark scale as 'sme'.

Source trading/name context

98% confidence

The source notice names the supplier as NLA Media Access Limited and describes it as formerly known as the Newspaper Licensing Agency.

View supporting evidence

Supplier party name is NLA Media Access Limited; tender description states it was formerly known as the Newspaper Licensing Agency.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Potential renewal decision window

86% confidence

Estimate: before the initial term ends on 31 May 2027

View supporting evidence

The initial published end date is 31 May 2027 and two optional extensions are stated. This is a date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.

Potential maximum duration

98% confidence

Up to 31 May 2029 if both options are used

View supporting evidence

The notice states two extensions of up to 12 months each and gives a maximum extent date of 31 May 2029.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award status

99% confidence

The published record is not evidence of a signed or active contract.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 status is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled.

Unpublished competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

Both net and gross award values are supplied; no pricing breakdown is published.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 reports £150,000 amount and £180,000 amountGross.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; publication does not establish that a contract has been signed, concluded or started.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
The stated extension options are optional; their use is not confirmed.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

The verified legal supplier is NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED (company number 03003569).

Has the contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and signature is scheduled after standstill.

What is the published value?

£150,000 excluding VAT and £180,000 including VAT.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

ID 6699778 DAC 29/26 - DOF - NLA MEDIA ACCESS

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

NLA Media Access Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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