---
title: "Copyright License"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e02d"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e02d.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Essex County Council"
published: "2026-08-10"
---

# Copyright License

Buyer: Essex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e02d

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## Summary

Essex County Council procured a Copyright Licensing Agency Public Administration Licence for its professional employees. The requirement covers copyright licensing for organisational use, including access to subscription-based licensing services and related copyright consultancy. The licence is for the council’s professional workforce and is intended to provide permission to use copyrighted material in the course of public administration. The buying organisation is Essex County Council, based in Chelmsford. The procurement is categorised as services, with the scope also classified under copyright consultancy services and subscription services. The awarded supplier is a specialist copyright licensing organisation, The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, which provides the licence purchased by the council.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd under a below-threshold procedure described as unknown. It comprised one completed lot. The contract was signed on 3 August 2026 and has a 12-month period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The contract’s gross value is £86,247. The contract is active and the award is active. The procurement was evaluated through the council’s below-threshold purchasing route; the published outcome does not set out award criteria or a competitive submission deadline. This was a direct purchase of the Public Administration Licence from the selected copyright licensing provider.

This requirement is relevant to suppliers that provide copyright licensing for public-sector organisations, particularly licences covering professional staff and the administrative use of copyrighted content. Credible competitors would need to offer a public administration licensing model, manage permissions for organisational copying or reuse, and provide dependable subscription administration over the full licensing period. Experience in copyright consultancy would support the ability to explain permitted uses and help a council apply the licence correctly. The completed award demonstrates demand from a large local authority for a defined, workforce-wide copyright service rather than a one-off advisory assignment. Suppliers with comparable public-sector licensing coverage, established rights-management capability and capacity to support a substantial professional workforce would be well placed when this type of requirement returns.

## Notice

This procurement is for a Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Public Administration Licence covering professional employees for a 12-month licensing period, purchased from The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075748-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £86,247 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Essex County Council |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Postcode area | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79121000 - Copyright consultancy services
- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 13:45 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075748-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075748-2026
  10th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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