MCPS boss Jane Dyball has told Music Week that putting the administration of its operations out to competitive tender will allow the collection society to concentrate on growing revenues for its members.

The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society, which licenses mechanical copyrights, will today (April 4) issue a ‘request for proposals’, inviting companies to tender for the right to administer its back-office operations and other areas of its business.

Services covered could include the processing and issuing of licences, royalty collection ...