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Annual ERA Licence 26/27

University of Keele

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26 Aug 2026 at 15:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Keele procured an Educational Recording Agency (ERA) licence as a subscription service. The licence permits the recording, retention and educational use of broadcast television and radio content for teaching, learning and research. It supports the university’s use of broadcast material within its educational and research activities. The buying organisation is the University of Keele, a public authority based in Staffordshire. The service covers use across the United Kingdom. This is a focused licensing requirement rather than the supply of equipment, content production, broadcast services or general media subscriptions. Businesses operating in educational media licensing, broadcast-content permissions or related subscription services would be the closest fit for this requirement.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The University of Keele used a below-threshold direct award procedure. The contract was awarded to The Educational Recording Agency Limited and signed on 6 July 2026. The active contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £29,255.06 excluding VAT, or £35,106.07 including VAT. The procurement was arranged as one completed lot. The requirement was evaluated through a direct award rather than a competitive tender, with the selected supplier providing the ERA licence. The award is active and the contract is active. The stated procurement is for services, classified under subscription services, and relates to the university’s annual ERA licence for 2026/27.

This award demonstrates a defined annual requirement at the University of Keele for licensed access to broadcast television and radio content for educational use. A supplier seeking to compete when a similar requirement returns would need to provide an ERA licence or an equivalent lawful licensing arrangement covering recording, retention and use of broadcast material in teaching, learning and research. It would need to understand the operational needs of a university and provide permissions that support educational and research activity across the United Kingdom. The buyer’s use of a direct award and selection of The Educational Recording Agency Limited indicates that a supplier’s credibility would depend on having the relevant licensing rights, a clear subscription model and the ability to administer permissions for institutional users.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Annual ERA Licence 26/27

Notice Description

Direct award for the provision of an Educational Recording Agency (ERA) licence to permit the recording, retention and educational use of broadcast television and radio content for teaching, learning and research purposes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081462-2026
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
Large

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
£29,255 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 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
University of Keele
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORDSHIRE
Postcode
ST5 5BG
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Electoral Ward
Keele
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Educational Recording Agency Limited

Further Information

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