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The Economist Corporate Subscription

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 02:52.

Opportunity overview

The purchase of digital access to The Economist and The Economist Intelligence Unit Viewpoint for FCDO staff

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.

The Economist

Match pending…
Contract value
£444.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
22 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£444.1k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PWTT-6412-WYMN
Location
London, UKI32, WC2N 6HT, 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
project_12402
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The FCDO requires access to a number of publications to support our staff's work. The Economist is a unique creative work. PA23 - Schedule 5 (a); due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Id
GB-PPON-PXRR-8771-PHVX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXRR-8771-PHVX

Address

Street Address
King Charles Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2AH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
The Economist
Id
GB-PPON-PWTT-6412-WYMN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWTT-6412-WYMN

Address

Street Address
The Adelphi, 1 - 11 John Adam Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2N 6HT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22210000
Description
Newspapers
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79980000
Description
Subscription services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWTT-6412-WYMN
Name
The Economist

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
22 Jan 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not required

Period

Starts
22 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
444,120
Amount
444,120
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-12915
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
019918-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Mar 2026, 13:19
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1A 2AH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 019918-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·