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MPLC licence

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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20 Aug 2026 at 11:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured an MPLC blanket licence. The requirement is a film and television copyright licensing service, enabling the Trust to use covered motion-picture content under a blanket arrangement rather than securing separate permissions for individual works. The recorded service classification is patent and copyright consultancy services (CPV 79120000). The buying organisation is Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Cambridge. The requirement relates to the Trust’s hospital operations and is associated with its Cambridge location. This is a single service requirement, recorded as one completed lot, and is relevant to businesses that provide film licensing, copyright permissions or comparable rights-management services to NHS or other public-sector organisations.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a below-threshold procedure whose specific method is recorded as unknown. One supplier was selected: Motion Picture Licensing Company Limited. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 19 August 2026, with a service period from 20 August 2026 to 19 November 2026. Its value is £16,459.40 excluding VAT, or £19,751.28 including VAT. The procurement consists of one lot. The published outcome identifies the service and supplier but does not set out award criteria or a comparative evaluation basis. The arrangement is therefore a completed, short-term blanket film-licensing contract for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This outcome confirms demand from a large NHS hospital trust for a blanket motion-picture licence covering copyright permissions for film and television content. Businesses well placed for a comparable requirement would need a portfolio or licensing authority covering the relevant audiovisual works, a clear understanding of copyright and public-performance or institutional-use permissions, and the operational capability to administer a blanket licence for a complex healthcare organisation. Experience explaining usage rights, maintaining compliant permissions and supporting multiple hospital sites or departments would strengthen credibility. The selected supplier is an SME specialising in motion-picture licensing, showing that this type of requirement can suit a focused rights-management business as well as a larger media or legal-services provider. Relevant competitors should be able to demonstrate reliable account management and sector-aware licensing advice.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MPLC licence

Notice Description

1662 - MPLC Blanket licence

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e85b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079345-2026
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

79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£16,459 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
20 Aug 2026 - 19 Nov 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB2 0QQ
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Queen Edith's
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MOTION PICTURE LICENSING COMPANY LIMITED

Further Information

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