Award

Educational Recording Agency

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

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Award

04 Aug 2025 at 16:53

Summary of the contracting process

This tender from Coventry University pertains to procuring services for an Educational Recording Agency, allowing university staff to record programmes for educational purposes without infringing on copyright. The procurement process, managed under the sub-central government category, has reached the Award stage as of 4th August 2025. The contract involves services within the CPV category of Subscription services and is to be delivered across the United Kingdom. The contract has been signed on 31st July 2024, with an active period running from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2027, for a total value of GBP 80,650.08.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses specialising in subscription and educational services, particularly those adept at managing licences and copyright compliance in the higher education sector. SMEs similar to the awarded Educational Recording Agency, especially those with strong ties to universities and familiarity with broadcasting rights and licence management, would find this competition particularly relevant and advantageous for expanding their service offerings within the UK educational market.

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Notice Title

Educational Recording Agency

Notice Description

This enables staff at CUG to make recordings of programmes on radio and television in support of teaching, learning and research. ERA manage the license for all of UK HE. All HE institutions need a license to do this without breaking copyright. The license has to be reviewed annually. The Library manages this license on behalf of the university.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0580c2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045832-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£67,208 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20241 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@coventry.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV1 5FB
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EDUCATIONAL RECORDING AGENCY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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