---
title: "Annual ERA Licence 26/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University of Keele"
published: "2026-08-26"
---

# Annual ERA Licence 26/27

Buyer: University of Keele  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee.json)

## Summary

The University of Keele procured an Educational Recording Agency (ERA) licence as a subscription service. The licence permits the recording, retention and educational use of broadcast television and radio content for teaching, learning and research. It supports the university’s use of broadcast material within its educational and research activities. The buying organisation is the University of Keele, a public authority based in Staffordshire. The service covers use across the United Kingdom. This is a focused licensing requirement rather than the supply of equipment, content production, broadcast services or general media subscriptions. Businesses operating in educational media licensing, broadcast-content permissions or related subscription services would be the closest fit for this requirement.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The University of Keele used a below-threshold direct award procedure. The contract was awarded to The Educational Recording Agency Limited and signed on 6 July 2026. The active contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £29,255.06 excluding VAT, or £35,106.07 including VAT. The procurement was arranged as one completed lot. The requirement was evaluated through a direct award rather than a competitive tender, with the selected supplier providing the ERA licence. The award is active and the contract is active. The stated procurement is for services, classified under subscription services, and relates to the university’s annual ERA licence for 2026/27.

This award demonstrates a defined annual requirement at the University of Keele for licensed access to broadcast television and radio content for educational use. A supplier seeking to compete when a similar requirement returns would need to provide an ERA licence or an equivalent lawful licensing arrangement covering recording, retention and use of broadcast material in teaching, learning and research. It would need to understand the operational needs of a university and provide permissions that support educational and research activity across the United Kingdom. The buyer’s use of a direct award and selection of The Educational Recording Agency Limited indicates that a supplier’s credibility would depend on having the relevant licensing rights, a clear subscription model and the ability to administer permissions for institutional users.

## Notice

Direct award for the provision of an Educational Recording Agency (ERA) licence to permit the recording, retention and educational use of broadcast television and radio content for teaching, learning and research purposes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081462-2026 |
| 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 | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £29,255 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Keele |
| Locality | STAFFORDSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST5 5BG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Electoral ward | Keele |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The Educational Recording Agency Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 15:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081462-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081462-2026
  26th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ecee.json.