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Press Association

London
Large

PA Media is the UK's leading provider of multimedia content and services, offering a range of products for journalism, PR, and communications. They provide ready-to-publish content, newswire services, and multimedia solutions.

pa.media ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£1.4m
Live
14
Buyers
22
12m
—
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities4
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts14 / 43
  • Top buyers22
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Press AssociationUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Press Association has won £1.4m across 22 public-sector buyers, with 14 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Home Office at 19% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
14 of 43Live contracts
19%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

↔ Cross-checked
Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 8
Multimedia UpdatesLive multimedia updates direct to your newsroom. ↗Ready ContentReady-to-publish content across nine core channels. ↗NewswireAgenda-setting newswire showcasing all PA’s work. ↗Video ServicesEngaging, high-quality video across diverse strands. ↗Media TrainingSpecialist media training for spokespeople and PR teams. ↗Press Release DistributionIncrease the coverage of your press release. ↗Photography and Video AssignmentsPhotography and video to connect brands and audiences. ↗Virtual EventsVirtual events for the PR & comms sector. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 4 from notices
  • Mediapoint Press AssocHome Office · £185k
  • DHSC: Media Point ContractDepartment of Health and Social Care (T&T) · £76k
  • DSHC: FGO - Media Point contract (Renewal for 2021-22)Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) · £35k
  • EHRC 1718-82 Domestic NewswireEquality and Human Rights Commission · £27k

Extracted automatically from pa.media on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

↔ Cross-checked
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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 14 live · 29 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Access to Mediapoint Website - Media Monitoring Services 04/2025-04/2026
NHS England8510000009 Apr 2025£21k3 moClosed
Press Association - Media Monitoring
NHS England7930000001 Apr 2025£21k12 moClosed
Electronic Programming Provider
OFCOM4810000017 Jan 2025£63k3 yrsLive
Media Monitoring
UK Export Finance7998000002 Oct 2024£10k12 moClosed
Active Travel England- Newswire Service 24/25
DfTc - Department for Transport9240000014 Aug 2024£11k7 moClosed
Education News & Media
The Pensions Regulator7200000001 Aug 2024£45k2 yrsLive
DLUHC Mediapoint Subscription 2024 - 2026
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES2220000001 Jul 2024£49k2 yrsClosed
Press Association Newswire Subscription
Department for Culture, Media and Sport7990000001 Jun 2024£32k12 moClosed
Press Association - Mediapoint 7 User Agreement
Office of Rail and Road4850000001 Apr 2024£14k12 moClosed
Press Association Media Access
Department for International Trade6421230030 Mar 2023£85k3 yrsClosed
Total live value £455k · mean award £33k1–10 of 43

Top buyers · 22 buyers · top 3 = 41%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Home Office
2 contracts
19%
since 2019
2
DfTc - Department for Transport
6 contracts
15%
since 2021
3
Cabinet Office
3 contracts
8%
since 2019
4
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)
2 contracts
8%
since 2021
5
Crown Commercial Service
3 contracts
8%
since 2016
6
Department for International Trade
2 contracts
8%
since 2022
7
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
5 contracts
7%
since 2020
8
OFCOM
1 contract
4%
since 2024
9
NHS England
3 contracts
4%
since 2024
10
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
2 contracts
4%
since 2023

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London18 contracts
70%
North West6 contracts
18%
South East5 contracts
7%
Yorkshire3 contracts
6%
Region resolved for 73% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Press Association highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£201.9m2
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
PA
Press Association
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 14 Jan 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
05946902
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
26 Sept 2006
Reg. office
The Point 37 North Wharf Road, Paddington, London, W2 1AF
SIC codes
96090
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • BEGLEY, Ranj — director
    Appointed 26 Jun 2025
  • MARSON, Bruce Charles — director
    Appointed 26 Jun 2025
  • IRWIN, Louise Jane — director
    Appointed 28 Oct 2024
  • SHELLEY, Emily Jane Anne — director
    Appointed 02 Apr 2024
  • Pa Media Group Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
05946902 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.