---
title: "CLA institutional licence 25/26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BATH SPA UNIVERSITY"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# CLA institutional licence 25/26

Buyer: BATH SPA UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6b2

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## Summary

Bath Spa University procured an institutional Copyright Licensing Agency licence for the 2025/26 academic year. The requirement is a licensing service supporting the university’s higher education activities, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The buyer is Bath Spa University, based at Newton Park in Bath. The selected service provider is Copyright Licensing Agency Limited, whose role is to supply the institutional licence. The procurement is classified under higher education services. This is therefore relevant to organisations providing copyright licensing arrangements to universities and other higher education institutions, rather than to general education providers, construction firms or suppliers of physical goods. The requirement relates to the university’s institutional use of licensed copyright material.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Copyright Licensing Agency Limited. Bath Spa University used a direct award procedure described as below threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 30 July 2025 and runs from 1 August 2025 to 1 July 2026. Its gross value is £186,665.05. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement had one lot, covering the institutional licence requirement. The award relates to services classified as higher education services. Evaluation was not competitive because the recorded method was a direct award without competition. The selected supplier is Copyright Licensing Agency Limited, an SME. These details describe an established single-provider award rather than an invitation for further bids.

This award demonstrates substantial institutional demand from Bath Spa University for a managed copyright licensing service covering higher education activity. A competitor seeking comparable university business would need the rights, licensing expertise and operational capacity to provide an institution-wide copyright licence, administer the arrangement reliably and support an academic organisation’s use of licensed material. The selected supplier’s specialist copyright role indicates that subject-matter capability is central to the requirement, rather than general education consultancy or routine administrative support. Suppliers with established relationships with universities, a clear model for managing institutional permissions and the capacity to service a sizeable annual account would be best placed to assess similar requirements from this buyer when the existing arrangement reaches its end.

## Notice

CLA institutional licence for 25/26

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085827-2026 |
| 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 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2025 - 1 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £186,665 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BATH SPA UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | BATH |
| Postcode area | Bath |
| Postcode | BA2 9BN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Saltford |
| Westminster constituency | North East Somerset and Hanham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Copyright Licensing Agency |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 12:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085827-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085827-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cla.co.uk
- https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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