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# The Economist · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-economist-coh-02642807). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** The Economist is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 3 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** The Economist
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `02642807`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-165293` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 3
- **Primary Sector:** [Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/newspapers-journals-periodicals-and-magazines-22200000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-economist-coh-02642807

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £495k (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £247k


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london), [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315):** 1 procedures
2. **[Department for Business & Trade](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-trade-gov-d1382):** 1 procedures
3. **[NHS Digital](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-digital-GB-FTS-16450):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-gov-d1315):** £444k · [The Economist Corporate Subscription](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-economist-corporate-subscription-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb82) · Awarded: 22 Dec 2025
2. **[Department for Business & Trade](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-trade-gov-d1382):** £51k · [The Economist Subscription Renewal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-economist-subscription-renewal-ocds-h6vhtk-05d756)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 1

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete The Economist public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-economist-coh-02642807#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-economist-coh-02642807
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt