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title: "MPLC licence"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e85b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-08-20"
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# MPLC licence

Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e85b

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## Summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured an MPLC blanket licence. The requirement is a film and television copyright licensing service, enabling the Trust to use covered motion-picture content under a blanket arrangement rather than securing separate permissions for individual works. The recorded service classification is patent and copyright consultancy services (CPV 79120000). The buying organisation is Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Cambridge. The requirement relates to the Trust’s hospital operations and is associated with its Cambridge location. This is a single service requirement, recorded as one completed lot, and is relevant to businesses that provide film licensing, copyright permissions or comparable rights-management services to NHS or other public-sector organisations.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a below-threshold procedure whose specific method is recorded as unknown. One supplier was selected: Motion Picture Licensing Company Limited. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 19 August 2026, with a service period from 20 August 2026 to 19 November 2026. Its value is £16,459.40 excluding VAT, or £19,751.28 including VAT. The procurement consists of one lot. The published outcome identifies the service and supplier but does not set out award criteria or a comparative evaluation basis. The arrangement is therefore a completed, short-term blanket film-licensing contract for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This outcome confirms demand from a large NHS hospital trust for a blanket motion-picture licence covering copyright permissions for film and television content. Businesses well placed for a comparable requirement would need a portfolio or licensing authority covering the relevant audiovisual works, a clear understanding of copyright and public-performance or institutional-use permissions, and the operational capability to administer a blanket licence for a complex healthcare organisation. Experience explaining usage rights, maintaining compliant permissions and supporting multiple hospital sites or departments would strengthen credibility. The selected supplier is an SME specialising in motion-picture licensing, showing that this type of requirement can suit a focused rights-management business as well as a larger media or legal-services provider. Relevant competitors should be able to demonstrate reliable account management and sector-aware licensing advice.

## Notice

1662 - MPLC Blanket licence

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079345-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2026 - 19 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £16,459 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0QQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MOTION PICTURE LICENSING COMPANY LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Aug 2026 at 11:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079345-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079345-2026
  20th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.mplc.com/
- https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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