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Published 17 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bloomberg News Subscription · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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 disclosedValue not published
Awarded 17 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Bloomberg Finance L.P.
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This is a contract for the purchase of an enterprise-wide subscription to Bloomberg News for FCDO staff and PAGs overseas.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
22210000 Newspapers79980000 Subscription services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bloomberg Finance L.P.30 Sept 2026 – 29 Sept 2028US$273,50017 Sept 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Bloomberg Finance L.P.

    Signed
    19 Oct 2026
    Value
    US$273,500
    Period
    20 Oct 2026 – 29 Sept 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Key performance indicators have not been set for this contract. The estimated contract value is below £5 million, so the requirement so not required.

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST
Last source update
28 Oct 2026, 12:13 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102022
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774ce Find a Tender
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.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 17:05 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    28 Oct 2026, 12:13 GMT
    UK7

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 2AHContact email

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, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender