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Published 12 Nov 2025, 12:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Financial Times Limited 2025-2027

Official notice

Authority: University of South Wales (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)
Awarded value£55,268published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Financial Times Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

USW has made a direct award to The Financial Times Limited for the subscription of FT.com, identified as a key resource by library and academic staff. FT.com is only available from the Financial Times at a value of £55,268.00 and is necessary to support our accounting, finance and business courses.

This notice replaces Notice OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05deda which was published on 11/11/2025 in error.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
22211000 Journals79980000 Subscription services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Nov 2025, 12:34 GMT
Last source update
12 Nov 2025, 12:34 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073154
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05df86 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    12 Nov 2025, 12:34 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £55,2681 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Financial Times Limited——Awarded

Contracts

  • Award of The Financial Times Limited 2025-2027 · The Financial Times Limited

    Signed
    3 Oct 2025
    Value
    £55,268
    Period
    3 Oct 2025 – 27 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of South Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-CHC: 1140312 University of South Wales,, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 1DLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNWZ-4265-TLJN Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London, London, EC4M 9BT Contact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender