The Financial Times Limited: UK Public Sector Contracts Won & Awards
Large organisation·London·Greater London·Main market: Subscription services
Official UK PPONPNWZ-4265-TLJN
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How many tenders this supplier has won.
Tenders with at least one award to it. Award records are shown too, because one framework can carry many call-offs.
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How many different public bodies have awarded to this supplier.
Buyers named on its awards, with duplicate names merged.
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How much this supplier has won, by published values.
Sum of award values where it was the only winner, VAT excluded, framework ceilings left out.
Not turnover. Not every award publishes a value.
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Awards to this supplier in the last 12 months.
Award records dated in the last 12 months, against the two years before.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
Where they wini
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
25 lot-level observations (25 awarded lots, 100%, plus 0 envelope awards without lot links; pending awards included) · top CPV classes
7998 Subscription services17 observations · 68% · lots2220 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines4 observations · 16% · lots2221 Newspapers1 observations · 4% · lots7222 Systems and technical consultancy services1 observations · 4% · lots7934 Advertising and marketing services1 observations · 4% · lots7995 Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services1 observations · 4% · lotsi
How much this supplier has won, by published values.
Sum of award values where it was the only winner, VAT excluded, framework ceilings left out.
Not turnover. Not every award publishes a value.
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What one of this supplier’s wins is usually worth.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Authority | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Financial news provider | Financial Conduct Authority | 21 Apr 2026 | 2 yrs | £866,009 ≈ £433k/yr |
| Financial Times | BANK OF ENGLAND | 15 Sept 2025 | 1 yrs | £317,515 ≈ £318k/yr |
| Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times | Department for Business & Trade | 8 Jun 2026 | 1 yrs | £244,342 ≈ £244k/yr |
| Comms - DESNZ/DSIT - Supply of Joint Financial Times Licence | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 18 Jul 2025 | 1 yrs | £210,291 ≈ £210k/yr |
| USW award of Financial Times Subscription | University of South Wales | — | 1 yrs | £55,268 † ≈ £55k/yr |
Where they deliveri
Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
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Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
ITL1 delivery regions on the notice · 18 of 24 awarded procedures publish one · a procedure with several regions counts in each
Who they sell toi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
Authorities named on this supplier’s published awards · ranked by distinct procedures · award records explode on framework and DPS panels
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
- Central government 68% (17 awards)
- Other public body 20% (5 awards)
- Charity 12% (3 awards)
| Authority | Procedures | Share | Award records | Last activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government | 3 | 12.5% | 3 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| The Pensions Regulator | 2 | 8.3% | 3 | 27 May 2026 |
| UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED | 2 | 8.3% | 2 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| University of South Wales | 2 | 8.3% | 2 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| UK Export Finance | 2 | 8.3% | 2 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Financial Conduct Authority | 1 | 4.2% | 1 | 21 Apr 2026 |
| BANK OF ENGLAND | 1 | 4.2% | 1 | 15 Sept 2025 |
| Department for Business & Trade | 1 | 4.2% | 1 | 8 Jun 2026 |
Share = of the 24 procedures with an award naming this supplier. Last activity = award date, or notice publication when no award date was published.
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
Published end dates only · 24 of 25 awards carry one · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Ends | Published value |
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| DfT Award of Financial Times (FT) Subscription | 28 Sept 2026 | £28,454 |
| Financial Times | 31 Oct 2026 | £317,515 |
| Financial Times (FT) subscription renewal | 1 Dec 2026 | £51,388 |
| MHCLG Financial Times Subscription | 21 Feb 2027 | £24,036 |
| MHCLG Financial Times Subscription | 4 Mar 2027 | £12,616 |
| Financial Times Direct Award | 17 Mar 2027 | £13,547 |
| Financial Times Subscription 26/27 | 7 Apr 2027 | £22,791 |
| Financial Times Subscription | 8 May 2027 | £16,747 |
| Financial Times Subscription | 31 May 2027 | £21,035 |
| Publication Resources | 31 May 2027 | £32,059 |
Soonest 10 of 14.
Recent awards
Latest 25 of 25 award records naming this supplier
| Award / procedure | Authority | Awarded | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times | Department for Business & Trade | 8 Jun 2026 | £244,342 |
| Financial news provider | Financial Conduct Authority | 21 Apr 2026 | £866,009 |
| Financial Times | BANK OF ENGLAND | 15 Sept 2025 | £317,515 |
| Comms - DESNZ/DSIT - Supply of Joint Financial Times Licence | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | 18 Jul 2025 | £210,291 |
| UKGI Financial Times 2026-27 | UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Not published | Not published |
| Financial Times subscription | UK Export Finance | Not published | Not published |
| Financial Times Direct Award | Department for Work & Pensions | Not published | Not published |
| Financial Times Subscription 26/27 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Not published | Not published |
| Publication Resources | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | Not published | Not published |
| Financial Times Subscription | The Pensions Regulator | Not published | Not published |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS award and contract releases. An award record is one award × this supplier; a procedure can carry many (panels, call-offs).
- Market observations are awarded lots, or one envelope award when the notice publishes no lot links. Region = delivery ITL1 on the notice, not the supplier’s registered address.
- Authority type: official OCDS UK contracting-authority type when the notice publishes one; otherwise a Tenderline name/id class; otherwise “not classified”. Purchasing hubs with no published type stay unclassified.
- Published value attributable to this supplier alone: £2.2m across single-supplier awards, framework / DPS ceilings excluded. Coverage is partial and the figure is not turnover, so it is not shown as a headline.
- Contract end dates: published on 24 of 25 awards; 14 end within 18 months.
- Each figure’s own method and sample is behind its ; the long form is on Methodology.
- Never shown: contact details, reliability or payment scores, affiliations, predicted wins.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (5 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this supplier under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
Canonical page id: GB-PPON:PNWZ-4265-TLJN