---
title: "NLA Media Access (Newspaper Licensing Association) 26/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07792b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS England"
published: "2026-09-24"
---

# NLA Media Access (Newspaper Licensing Association) 26/27

Buyer: NHS England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07792b

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## Summary

NHS England procured renewal of 50 newspaper and media-content licences from the Newspaper Licensing Association (NLA). The licences let NHS England’s Executive and Media teams access copyrighted newspaper, magazine and news website content included in daily media-monitoring summaries, supporting reputational management and oversight. The requirement is for rights to use and access published content, rather than for health services, despite the classification attached to the award.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. NHS England awarded the single-lot contract to NLA Media Access Limited through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £111,799.60 excluding VAT, or £134,159.52 including VAT. The published data does not provide a separate award date or an evaluation basis; the procurement route was a non-competitive direct award.

This award indicates recurring demand from NHS England for licensed access to newspaper, magazine and news website content to support daily media monitoring by its Executive and Media teams. A credible supplier would need to secure or administer the relevant copyright permissions and provide the breadth of publisher coverage needed for those summaries. The scale is a portfolio of 50 licences, with content access serving reputational management and organisational oversight. The selected supplier is a specialist publisher-owned licensing and publisher-services business. Competitors seeking comparable work would need to demonstrate rights management capability and reliable access to relevant print and digital news content.

## Notice

Newspaper Licensing Association (NLA) is the UK's publisher-owned rights licensing and publisher services business with a core aim of supporting journalism. Working on behalf of the UK's newspaper and magazine publisher's, NLA license's organisations to make paper and digital copies of newspaper, magazine and news website content. Renewal of these licenses (50) is due, for the Executive and Media teams to access copyrighted content included in the daily media monitoring summaries to ensure effective reputational management and oversight of NHSE. Please note that correct contract signature date is 27/04/2026. The date stated in this notice is incorrect due to technical restrictions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090402-2026 |
| 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 | 24 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 | £111,799 |

## 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 | NLA Media Access Limited (NLA) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2026 at 09:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090402-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090402-2026
  24th 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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