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    ContractsNewspaper and Magazine Content Licensing Renewal
    Awarded contract

    Newspaper and Magazine Content Licensing Renewal

    Awarded
    £16.8k
    Published 4 Jun 2026

    Renew your NLA licence for legal access to newspaper, magazine, and news website content across print and digital formats.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 4 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £16.8k
    Published 4 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £16,796
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Media & Communications
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • NM
      NLA Media Access Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    4 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Opportunity to renew the NLA (Newspaper Licensing Agency) licence for accessing and using newspaper, magazine, and news website content in both print and digital formats. This licence enables organizations to legally reproduce, distribute, and utilize copyrighted newspaper and magazine articles across paper-based publications and digital platforms. Suppliers should understand that this is a renewal of an existing licensing agreement for content rights and permissions.

    Track record

    5 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, British Library Board has awarded 5 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Generation Digital Limited1× · 20%
    2. OPEN TEXT UK LIMITED1× · 20%
    3. GENERATION DIGITAL SOFTWARE LIMITED1× · 20%
    4. NLA Media Access Ltd1× · 20%
    5. Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (MIOL)1× · 20%

    Across it software, the most active winners are SOFTCAT PLC, PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD, CIVICA UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06ad06
    BL
    Buyer
    British Library Board
    Sector
    Media & Communications