Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of NLA Media Database License
Notice Description
The Database Access service will consist of access to a secure website hosting the database, a user interface giving users the ability to search the database for client-specific terms from all national newspaper titles in the database repertoire, the ability to save searches for more efficient daily processing, the return of individual files for each story meeting these search terms, story availability between midnight and 1am (first editions) and by 4am (last editions) on the day of publication (weekdays, weekends add 90m), all stories from 1st and last London editions, and the ability to extract links for transmission to clients giving clients the ability (subject to having a valid NLA licence) to view full colour PDFs of the clippings complete with a thumbnail of the entire page showing the location of the article; complete metadata; and any client-specific branding components.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e1c20db1-c325-4aeb-a560-9da604c13e9b
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cbe5bfa-4dae-465b-b115-3e3b48eca00e
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48611000 - Database software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £59,670 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £17,184 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Mar 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CABINET OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AS
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cbe5bfa-4dae-465b-b115-3e3b48eca00e
2nd September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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