# The Provision of NLA Media Database License

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Cabinet Office.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cabinet Office](/buyers/cabinet-office/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED](/contract-winners/nla-media-access/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £19,176
- Tender value: £19,176
- Award date: 17 March 2026
- Published: 8 May 2026
- Contract start: 1 April 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4b69ec26-4a23-4463-9b76-7f805df46c0b-896391
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f7603c0d-1b3c-48c0-b51e-918e9c9119ca

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b69ec26-4a23-4463-9b76-7f805df46c0b-896391)