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DDaT25598 - News Software Subscription

UK Research and Innovation · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:00.

Opportunity overview

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. UK Research and Innovation had a requirement for a News Software Subscription

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.

Financial Times Ltd

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Contract value
£16.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Jan 2026
Including VAT
£20.1k
Award ID
1
Status
active
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
DDaT25598
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK Research and Innovation
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PMPN-7535-GNTG
Role Details
Shared Service Provider

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMPN-7535-GNTG

Address

Street Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN2 1FF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Name
DDaT Procurement

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
Financial Times Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-174949

Address

Street Address
CASHIERS DEPT, BRACKEN HOUSE, 1 FRIDAY STREET, LONDON, EC4M 9BT
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
EC4M 9BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48100000
Description
Industry specific software package
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48500000
Description
Communication and multimedia software package

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-174949
Name
Financial Times Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
DDaT25598 - News Software Subscription
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
29 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
29 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
21 Dec 2026, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
20,096.4
Amount
16,747
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015365-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Feb 2026, 15:38
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 015365-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·