# DHSC: CMO: Central Government Copyright Licence Renewal

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DHSC](/buyers/dhsc/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [The Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd](/contract-winners/copyright-licensing-agency/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £130,000
- Tender value: £130,000
- Award date: 20 September 2023
- Published: 20 September 2023
- Contract start: 1 April 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6714298e-0fff-4dee-9061-f6126e59a27c-682239
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3ac8326a-d595-4ecf-a165-905c2834128c

## Description

This is a subscriptions contract where the Supplier provide DHSC with a CLA Licence which is regulated by the government through the collective licencing body, offering DHSC a number of advantages including permission to reuse, share content, to use text and images from books, newspapers, online publications etc\. while abiding with copyright regulations\. It saves time as it prevents asking for consent from individual copyright owners every time DHSC wanted to copy, print, email or save any documents\. Additional information: Additional information: A £130,000 maximum budget for this multiyear \(5 years\) contract has been allocated\. Awarded value for Year 1 is: £23,692\.08 The awarded value per year may differ from the previous year depending on the market climate, thus a Variation form will be filled out each year to reflect that change and the total awarded value will increase\. For example, Year 2 spend could be £25,000 and Year 3 could be £20,000 which would bring the total awarded value up to £68,692\.08 There is an option for the Buyer to terminate the contract after 3 years if necessary which is set out in the contract attached \(see Special Terms\)\. If the Contract runs through the 5 years, the allocated budget allowance may be spent in full, but if the Contract is terminated after 3 years, a total amount less than £130,000 will have been spent\.

## Related contract awards

- [DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research \(NIHR\): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 5](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7555ef5a-1661-4c63-bf42-255ac7b1714f): DHSC
- [DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research \(NIHR\): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 6](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-606ea918-2304-4189-b4a1-f156795d908a): DHSC
- [DHSC: National Institute for Health and Care Research \(NIHR\): Research Commissioning and Management Services Lot 4](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-85b291c6-a7ec-4575-8add-247f560725c3): DHSC
- [Copyright licensing Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3b3d81ed-3769-495e-ba9a-39669605a920): Government Legal Department
- [CLA Licence Renewal 2025](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-68757bfd-5cb9-465a-81b8-50e76878a3b3): Met Office
- [Copyright License](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-011fdade-5491-4257-89c0-33950c787d2f): MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6714298e-0fff-4dee-9061-f6126e59a27c-682239)