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AwardedAwarded 17 April 2026

Copyright Licences for Schools - Schools Printed Music Licence - (SPML)

Department for Education · Education

In brief

Department for Education awarded leisure and events work to Printed Music Licensing Ltd on 17 April 2026.

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What the notice says

Schools require licences to access copyright materials for teaching and learning and extracurricular activities. Copyright licences are handled by and purchased from Copyright Management Organisations (CMOs). CMOs are a type of licensing body that grant rights to materials on behalf of rights holders (e.g. authors/composers). The School Printed Music licence (SPML): Permits the copying and arranging of printed music owned by a school, teacher or music service or hub engaged in supporting the school.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Printed Music Licensing Ltd (SME)£22,603,865
Awarded 2 April 2026
17 April 2026 to 31 March 2031

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 030655-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 030660-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 042983-2026

Last time this was bought

Copyright Licence for Schools - MPLC

Awarded
17 March 2026
Value
£11,179,579
Contract ends
31 March 2032

Matched on Department for Education, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Department for EducationLast 12 months

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From notice 030655-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 April 2026, last updated 11 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.