---
title: "CLA Higher Education Licence OCBS"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e846"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University of Bedfordshire"
published: "2026-08-20"
---

# CLA Higher Education Licence OCBS

Buyer: University of Bedfordshire  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e846

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## Summary

The University of Bedfordshire procured a higher education copyright licence from The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd. The requirement is described as the CLA Higher Education Licence OCBS-UoB and covers subscription services for the university. The buying organisation is based at University Square, Luton, and the service is for delivery in the United Kingdom. This is a services procurement for suppliers providing copyright licensing and related subscription arrangements to higher education institutions. The selected supplier is a small and medium-sized enterprise and a voluntary, community or social enterprise. The procurement was arranged as one completed lot and was considered suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, indicating that organisations of those types could participate in a comparable requirement.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct procedure below the relevant threshold and without competition. The award decision was made on 20 August 2026 in favour of The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd. The awarded value is £125,417.19 excluding VAT, or £150,500.63 including VAT. The award covers one lot and the service period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The award is recorded as pending, with signature scheduled for 20 August 2026. Evaluation was conducted through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The process is complete, and the contract concerns subscription services classified under CPV 79980000.

This procurement demonstrates a higher education buyer’s demand for a managed copyright-licensing subscription, rather than a one-off content purchase. Competitors would need a credible rights-management proposition for university use, with the authority to license copyrighted material and the operational capability to administer subscriptions for an institutional customer. Experience serving universities or other education organisations would help demonstrate understanding of academic users, staff and students, while reliable customer support and licence administration would be important to sustained delivery. The requirement was considered suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so a smaller specialist provider with the necessary licensing portfolio and service capacity could be relevant when this buyer next reviews the requirement.

## Notice

CLA Higher Education Licence OCBS-UoB

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079317-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 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 | £125,417 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Bedfordshire |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Postcode area | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 3JU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| 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

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 10:23 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079317-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079317-2026
  20th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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