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title: "Award - CFM0525"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000839565"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Fife Council"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# Award - CFM0525

Buyer: Fife Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000839565

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## Summary

Fife Council procured a central MPLC licensing arrangement for its schools and education services. The requirement covers permission to show films, television programmes and other audio-visual content outside normal private home use, including in classrooms for learning, supervised activities, after-school provision and wider school-based activities. The licence is intended to give schools a lawful and consistent basis for showing this content, with corporate oversight across the school estate. It also supports procurement and compliance controls by reducing the risk of schools operating without the necessary permissions and providing a controlled, auditable licensing framework. The work is for Fife Council schools in Fife, with Fife Council acting as the buying organisation. The procurement is categorised as goods, with the classification covering information-technology and related software services.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. Fife Council used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition because it considered MPLC the only provider able to supply the licences, and sought to avoid fines. The award was made to MPLC for the single lot, following one electronic bid, which was from an SME and an EU-based supplier. The contract was signed on 6 August 2026 and is active, with a value of £22,500. The award notice was recorded on 7 August 2026. The evaluation basis was the absence of competition for technical reasons: the requirement could only be provided by a particular economic operator. No separate contract end date or duration is stated in the procurement outcome.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to provide licensing that permits audio-visual content to be shown in schools and other education settings beyond private home use. They would need a rights-management offer covering films, television programmes and other video content used for teaching, supervised activity and after-school provision. The buyer’s approach indicates that lawful permissions, consistent coverage across a school estate and clear corporate governance are central to the requirement. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate reliable control of licensing rights, straightforward administration for multiple schools, and records that support audit and compliance assurance. The procurement also shows that specialist rights ownership or exclusive technical capability may be decisive where the requirement is treated as available from one particular operator.

## Notice

Contract being put in place for MPLC licences for Fife Council schools/education

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The MPLC licence supports the lawful use of audio-visual content in circumstances where viewing takes place outside normal private home use. Within schools, this is relevant where films, television programmes or other video content are shown in classrooms to support learning and supervised activity, or as part of after-school provision and wider school-based activities. From a procurement, governance and compliance perspective, an appropriate licensing position is necessary to ensure that such activity is managed lawfully, consistently and with clear corporate oversight. A central licence would reduce the risk of schools operating without appropriate permissions and would establish a controlled and auditable framework across the school estate.

### Procurement Information

Can only be provided by MPLC themselves, also done to avoid fines

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561852 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £22,500 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Fife Council |
| Locality | GLENROTHES |
| Postcode area | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY7 5LT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Glenrothes Central and Thornton |
| Westminster constituency | Glenrothes and Mid Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MPLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561852

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561852
  Award - CFM0525 - Contract being put in place for MPLC licences for Fife Council schools/education

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000839565

## Provenance

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