Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Supplier
- Nla Media Access Limited SME
- Value
- £4,860.70
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Copyright consultancy services (CPV 79121000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 May 2025
- Published3 Jun 2025Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
This is a below threshold direct award to NLA Media Access Limited (Company number 03003569) who are the sole provider Nationally to provide this license which is a legal requirement for the organisation to have. License agreement to cover all Mid and South Essex staff to make occasional copies for internal management, from all NLA publications which includes content from around 1,400 different newspapers, magazines, and online website content. Copying includes hard and digital formats from both print and online sources. The value is below the £30,000 to publish notices but for transparency the organisation has decided to publish a contract award in Contracts Finder as per directs under Procurement Act 2023 (below threshold contracts). The license agreement commences on 8th August 2025 for a period of 12 months as per license conditions.
About the supplier
Nla Media Access Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03003569).