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title: "Newspaper License Agreement"
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buyer: "ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD"
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# Newspaper License Agreement

Buyer: ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bf12a98e-6a0a-4f8e-bd03-f890d8ee2f1d

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## Summary

The procurement process detailed here involves ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD, serving as the buying organisation, procuring a "Newspaper License Agreement" for the NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. This concerns the industry category of Copyright Consultancy Services, classed under CPV 79121000. The procurement utilises a direct procedure through a single tender action, as it is below the threshold mandate, resulting in an award to NLA Media Access Limited. The licensing agreement is geographically allocated to the East of England and involves commencing on the 9th of August 2025, lasting for 12 months. With the procurement stage marked as 'award' and an award date on the 28th of May 2025, the contract is secured following the Procurement Act 2023 regarding transparency in below-threshold contracts.

This tender offers potential business growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that engage in copyright consultancy services. Given the specific nature of the tender, a business specialising in the management and distribution of media access content could find this opportunity particularly beneficial. This process underscores the importance of procurement strategies that focus on niche service provision, presenting a prospect for businesses capable of fulfilling such specialised obligations, even when emerging from local or regional markets within the UK.

## Notice

This is a below threshold direct award to NLA Media Access Limited (Company number 03003569) who are the sole provider Nationally to provide this license which is a legal requirement for the organisation to have. License agreement to cover all Mid and South Essex staff to make occasional copies for internal management, from all NLA publications which includes content from around 1,400 different newspapers, magazines, and online website content. Copying includes hard and digital formats from both print and online sources. The value is below the PS30,000 to publish notices but for transparency the organisation has decided to publish a contract award in Contracts Finder as per directs under Procurement Act 2023 (below threshold contracts). The license agreement commences on 8th August 2025 for a period of 12 months as per license conditions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8de09e8-c042-4891-aacd-2dff0e7aba89 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 8 Aug 2025 - 8 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,860 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,860 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ATTAIN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 3HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Fryerns |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NLA MEDIA ACCESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79121000 - Copyright consultancy services

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2025 at 16:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8de09e8-c042-4891-aacd-2dff0e7aba89

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8de09e8-c042-4891-aacd-2dff0e7aba89
  3rd June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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