---
title: "002650 NLA Licence Renewal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054515"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BRITISH LIBRARY"
published: "2025-06-09"
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# 002650 NLA Licence Renewal

Buyer: BRITISH LIBRARY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054515

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## Summary

The British Library has completed a procurement process for the renewal of the NLA Licence, aimed at enabling organisations to make paper and digital copies of newspaper, magazine, and news website content. This procurement process was executed as a direct method below the threshold without competition, and it represents a contract within the services category, covering system, storage, and content management software, as well as subscription services. The British Library, situated in London, UK, acted as the buying organisation, and the contract was awarded to NLA media access Ltd. The contract, valued at £13,041.70, was signed on 9 June 2025 and is active from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses involved in content management and licensing services to establish partnerships and secure contracts with significant public sector entities like the British Library. It highlights the potential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), specifically those specialising in the media and publishing sectors, to engage with government agencies and expand their business footprint through the provision of specialised services under direct procurement arrangements.

## Notice

NLA Licence Renewal-The NLA works on behalf of UK publishers to license organisations to make paper & digital copies of newspaper, magazine & news website content.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030856-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £13,041 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRITISH LIBRARY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 2DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | St Pancras & Somers Town |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 48780000 - System, storage and content management software package
- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 9 Jun 2025 at 10:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030856-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030856-2025
  9th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nlamediaaccess.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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