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Financial Times

BANK OF ENGLAND · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:01.

Opportunity overview

To provide subscription services for the Financial Times newspaper.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£317.5k
Awarded
14 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00227590
Location
London, UKI31, EC4M 9BT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05cc75
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Financial Times - Single supplier of their intellectual property/exclusive rights.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000042
Name
BANK OF ENGLAND

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2R 8AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Threadneedle Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
RC000042
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PRDB-1113-HPPT
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00227590
Name
FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4M 9BT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bracken House, 1 Friday Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
00227590
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PNWZ-4265-TLJN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
15 Sept 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 15
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 16
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 17
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 18
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 19
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 20
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 21
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 22
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 23
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 24
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 25
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 26
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 27
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
22200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

Value

Amount
317,515
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
317,515

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065256-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Oct 2025, 15:08
Entry 2
Id
065276-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Oct 2025, 15:28

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00227590
Name
FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE)

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
23 Oct 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Financial Times
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
17 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
N/A

Value

Amount
317,515
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
317,515

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068543-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
27 Oct 2025, 13:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · EC2R 8AH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05cc75-2025-10-27T13:00:03ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·