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Bloomberg News Subscription

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 10:21.

Opportunity overview

This is a contract for the purchase of an enterprise-wide subscription to Bloomberg News for FCDO staff and PAGs overseas for 2 years’ access, based on access for up to 500 staff for year 1 and 750 staff for year 2.

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
US$273.5k
Awarded
16 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PHRT-2555-DXMY
Location
New York, US, New York, NY 10022, United States

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-0774ce
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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
Bloomberg L.P.
Id
GB-PPON-PHRT-2555-DXMY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHRT-2555-DXMY

Address

Street Address
731 Lexington Avenue
Locality
New York
Postal Code
New York, NY 10022
Country
US
Country Name
United States
Region
US

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Bloomberg News Subscription
Status
active
Date
17 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Value

Including VAT
328,200
Amount
273,500
Currency
USD

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHRT-2555-DXMY
Name
Bloomberg L.P.

Contract period

Starts
30 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
29 Sept 2028, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
088422-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Sept 2026, 17:05
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
29 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 088385-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 088422-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·