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Published 13 Jul 2026, 18:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bloomberg subscription renewal of 10 licences

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£211,914published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bloomberg are the only supplier to provide this service and content. Bloomberg is a strategically important resource for Coventry University London and Coventry and is embedded across several finance-related programmes, including MBA Finance, MSc Financial Technology, MSc Economics and Banking, MSc Global Finance, and BSc Financial Economics and Banking. The platform supports teaching, assessment, dissertation research, and employability development by providing students with access to real-time financial market data, company information, risk management tools, economic indicators, and analytics. Bloomberg is particularly valuable for modules involving financial analysis, investment management, risk management, big data, machine learning, and research methods, where students are required to source and analyse professional-grade financial data. Students are introduced to Bloomberg throughout their studies and are encouraged to complete the Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification to enhance their industry readiness. The Bloomberg Terminal remains a key differentiator of our finance provision and plays an important role in ensuring that students develop the practical, data-driven skills expected by employers in the financial services sector. The licence quantity has been reviewed and reduced in previous years - x7 licences for Coventry and x3 licences for London remain the appropriate number required.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
13 Jul 2026, 18:14 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2026, 14:23 BST
Authority reference
PA-SC-1941-26-TH
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079050
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ca00 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Bloomberg are the only supplier to provide this service and content. Bloomberg is a strategically important resource for Coventry University London and Coventry and is embedded across several finance-related programmes, including MBA Finance, MSc Financial Technology, MSc Economics and Banking, MSc Global Finance, and BSc Financial Economics and Banking. The platform supports teaching, assessment, dissertation research, and employability development by providing students with access to real-time financial market data, company information, risk management tools, economic indicators, and analytics. Bloomberg is particularly valuable for modules involving financial analysis, investment management, risk management, big data, machine learning, and research methods, where students are required to source and analyse professional-grade financial data. Students are introduced to Bloomberg throughout their studies and are encouraged to complete the Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification to enhance their industry readiness. The Bloomberg Terminal remains a key differentiator of our finance provision and plays an important role in ensuring that students develop the practical, data-driven skills expected by employers in the financial services sector. The licence quantity has been reviewed and reduced in previous years - x7 licences for Coventry and x3 licences for London remain the appropriate number required.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Jul 2026, 18:14 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Jul 2026, 18:19 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 14:23 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £211,9141 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.Bloomberg subscription renewal1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027£211,91413 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.

    Signed
    31 Jul 2026
    Value
    £211,914
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: The value of the contract is below £5,000,000.00 which the threshold for setting KPIs.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMMH-2339-NMGH Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5FBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Bloomberg Finance L PAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHRT-2555-DXMY 731 Lexington Avenue, United States, US, 10022, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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