Contract

WCC - NLA Licence

  • Warwickshire County Council

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-007018

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060f7b

Published 27 January 2026, 11:38am



Scope

Description

The contract is for a NLA Media Access Licence, which provides permission for the council to share and use UK newspaper and online news content that mentions Warwickshire County Council. This includes the right to copy, distribute and store press articles for internal communications, media monitoring and reporting purposes.

The licence is issued solely by NLA Media Access Ltd, which acts on behalf of the UK's major newspaper and magazine publishers to manage copyright for their content. It is a mandatory copyright licence for any organisation that wishes to share or reproduce content from these sources.


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Supplier

Contract value

  • £18,500 excluding VAT
  • £22,200 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

1 October 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026
  • Possible extension to 30 September 2028
  • 3 years

Description of possible extension:

This is for an annual subscription licence. The contract includes the option to renew for a further two x twelve month subscriptions. The cost for the first year subscription was £6120.68. We are placing a notice even though this falls below the de minimis value for a notice requirement as prices for years two and three are not yet known.

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

This is for an annual subscription licence. The contract includes the option to renew for a further two x twelve month subscriptions. The cost for the first year subscription was £6120.68. We are placing a notice even though this falls below the de minimis value for a notice requirement as prices for years two and three are not yet known.

CPV classifications

  • 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - unknown


Supplier

NLA media access Ltd

  • Companies House: 03003569
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLMM-3896-RGZM

Mount Pleasant House, Lonsdale Gardens

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 1HJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ46 - West Kent

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

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Contracting authority

Warwickshire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTN-5446-NMXW

Shire Hall

Warwick

CV34 4SA

United Kingdom

Region: UKG13 - Warwickshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government