---
title: "Press Association - Media Monitoring"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077897"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS England"
published: "2026-09-23"
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# Press Association - Media Monitoring

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077897

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## Summary

NHS England procured access to The Press Association’s pre-publication newswire for media monitoring. The service provides early visibility of news stories before they reach public platforms, supporting NHS England’s communications, reputation management and stakeholder engagement. The requirement was for 25 user licences. The buying organisation is NHS England, a central government public authority, based in London. The contract is for a media intelligence service rather than health services, despite the classification attached to the award.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. NHS England awarded the contract to The Press Association Limited through a direct award without competition, using a below-threshold route. The stated contract value is £21,337 excluding VAT (£25,604 including VAT). The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The process was arranged as a single lot. The published information describes the requirement and the selected supplier, but gives no separate award date or evaluation criteria.

For suppliers competing when NHS England next requires this specific service, the award indicates demand for dependable media intelligence that gives communications teams early access to news before public release. A credible competitor would need to provide a pre-publication newswire suitable for monitoring media coverage, with timely and accurate content and access for a multi-user team. The service must support reputation management and stakeholder engagement as well as communications work. The incumbent was a large press agency, suggesting the requirement was met by an established news-content provider; suppliers would need comparable news coverage, real-time delivery and the operational capacity to support 25 users. The buyer used a direct, non-competitive route for this purchase, so capability to meet the requirement alone may not determine the route used next time.

## Notice

NHS England requires timely and accurate media intelligence to support its communications, reputation management, and stakeholder engagement. The Press Association (PA) is a trusted supplier of real-time news content, and their pre-publication newswire offers early visibility of stories before they reach public platforms. The stakeholder is seeking to procure 25 x user licences for access to pre-publication newswire for media monitoring purposes

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090126-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £21,337 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS England |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | The Press Association Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 13:22 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090126-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090126-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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