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Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times

Department for Business & Trade · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 16:36.

Opportunity overview

This is an award of contract for an Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times (FT) for the Department for Business and Trade. The contract will be for a 12-month period allowing digital access for licensed readers to journalistic insights on news and global affairs.

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 Financial Times

Match pending…
Contract value
£244.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£293.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PNWZ-4265-TLJN
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
5258
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The awarded supplier is the only supplier capable of providing the information required to meet the business need. The Direct Award justification is compliant with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 ‘Single Suppliers’ - where a particular supplier is in possession of intellectual property or other 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
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Business & Trade
Id
GB-PPON-PZZJ-6312-QTTD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZZJ-6312-QTTD

Address

Street Address
Old Admiralty Building
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2DY
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 Financial Times
Id
GB-PPON-PNWZ-4265-TLJN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNWZ-4265-TLJN

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00227590

Address

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

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
79980000
Description
Subscription services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNWZ-4265-TLJN
Name
The Financial Times

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
18 Jun 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract is below £5 million in value.

Period

Starts
20 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Jun 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
293,210.4
Amount
244,342
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060143-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 Jun 2026, 10:03
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 053060-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 053907-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 060143-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·