The Provision of NLA Media Database License

Cabinet OfficecontractContracts FinderRef C5520SME suitableVCSE suitablecomplete

Estimated value

£19k

Awarded value

£19k

Awarded 17 Mar 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

08 May 2026

Deadline 17 Mar 2026

Description

The MMU team requires early access (pre-publication date) to UK daily national newspaper content which should be made available via an online platform which has the functionalist to search for stories by keyword, date, publication and edition. The team requires access to content from the first editions of the UK national daily newspapers no later than 11pm on the day prior to publication. The team requires that the digital versions of the hard copies of the newspaper be viewable online and also downloadable with text of the digital versions identical to their print counterpart. Early editions of the following publications to be available on the platform as a minimum - The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Sun, Daily Star, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Express, The Mail on Sunday, The Sun on Sunday, The Star on Sunday, The Independent, The i, City AM, Metro, Evening Standard. The MMU requires the supplier to have the requisite licences to hold this material on their online platforms.

Scope

Reference
C5520
Total value
£19,176 excluding VAT
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2027
CPV classifications
79980000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
17 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£19k

Award date

17 Mar 2026

Contract start

31 Mar 2026

Contract end

30 Mar 2027