Bloomberg News Subscription — UK public procurement notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-0774ce
Creator: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Published: 2026-09-17T16:05:52.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Budget not disclosed Value not published

Awarded 17 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Bloomberg L.P.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Lot 1Awarded

22210000 Newspapers79980000 Subscription services

Related open tenders

Bidding windows open now · matched by shared authority or category — not a similarity score

Notice	Matched by	Deadline	Days left	Published value
Payroll Services for Germany Network 2026	same authority · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	20 Sept 2026	1d	£300,000
Provision of comprehensive cleaning and exhauster services to the British High Commission Nairobi	same authority · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	5 Oct 2026	16d	£480,000

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 17 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
Last source update: 17 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0774ce

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Direct award is justified under Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, as Bloomberg is currently the only supplier able to meet FCDO’s requirement for Bloomberg News, direct access, enterprise licensing and suitable authentication/security arrangements. No reasonable alternative route has been identified.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bloomberg L.P.30 Sept 2026 — 29 Sept 2028	US$273,500	17 Sept 2026	Awarded

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026

Contract signature expected
29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Contract award notice published
17 Sept 2026, 17:05 BSTUK6
Transparency notice published
17 Sept 2026, 16:37 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXRR-8771-PHVX King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AH

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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bloomberg L.P.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PHRT-2555-DXMY 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, US, New York, NY 10022, USView supplier profile →

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST