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CLA institutional licence 25/26

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY

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10 Sep 2026 at 12:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bath Spa University procured an institutional Copyright Licensing Agency licence for the 2025/26 academic year. The requirement is a licensing service supporting the university’s higher education activities, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The buyer is Bath Spa University, based at Newton Park in Bath. The selected service provider is Copyright Licensing Agency Limited, whose role is to supply the institutional licence. The procurement is classified under higher education services. This is therefore relevant to organisations providing copyright licensing arrangements to universities and other higher education institutions, rather than to general education providers, construction firms or suppliers of physical goods. The requirement relates to the university’s institutional use of licensed copyright material.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Copyright Licensing Agency Limited. Bath Spa University used a direct award procedure described as below threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 30 July 2025 and runs from 1 August 2025 to 1 July 2026. Its gross value is £186,665.05. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement had one lot, covering the institutional licence requirement. The award relates to services classified as higher education services. Evaluation was not competitive because the recorded method was a direct award without competition. The selected supplier is Copyright Licensing Agency Limited, an SME. These details describe an established single-provider award rather than an invitation for further bids.

This award demonstrates substantial institutional demand from Bath Spa University for a managed copyright licensing service covering higher education activity. A competitor seeking comparable university business would need the rights, licensing expertise and operational capacity to provide an institution-wide copyright licence, administer the arrangement reliably and support an academic organisation’s use of licensed material. The selected supplier’s specialist copyright role indicates that subject-matter capability is central to the requirement, rather than general education consultancy or routine administrative support. Suppliers with established relationships with universities, a clear model for managing institutional permissions and the capacity to service a sizeable annual account would be best placed to assess similar requirements from this buyer when the existing arrangement reaches its end.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CLA institutional licence 25/26

Notice Description

CLA institutional licence for 25/26

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085827-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80300000 - Higher education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£186,665 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 1 Jul 2026 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
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA2 9BN
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Saltford
Westminster Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Copyright Licensing Agency

Further Information

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