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Published 29 Oct 2026, 17:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DESNZ- Supply of Financial Times Licence

Official notice

Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£155,381published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 29 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Financial Times Ltd
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Financial Times Enterprise Licence for Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Financial Times Enterprise Licence for Department of Energy Security and Net Zero

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
79980000 Subscription services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £155,3811 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Financial Times LtdDESNZ - Comms - Financial Times Enterprise Licence 2026-20279 Nov 2026 – 30 Oct 2027£155,38129 Oct 2026standstill to 9 Nov 2026Standstill

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
29 Oct 2026, 17:44 GMT
Last source update
29 Oct 2026, 18:05 GMT
Authority reference
con_10461
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-102911
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079419 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Commercial market analysis found no reseller or substitute able to provide Financial Times content. Financial Times owns the relevant intellectual property and exclusive rights, so the proposed route is a direct award under the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5

Review and risk notes
Risks

Risks to contract performance include changes to departmental requirements, organisational structure or user numbers; changes to the supplier’s subscription model, licensing terms or service offering; and changes to technical or access requirements which may affect the delivery or continued use of the service.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 Oct 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published5 days ago
    29 Oct 2026, 18:05 GMT
  2. Today
    4 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 5 days
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    29 Oct 2026, 17:44 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Oct 2026, 18:05 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDHQ-2163-WYMH 55 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2HPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Financial TimesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00227590 Bracken House, 1 Friday Street,, London, London, EC4M 9BTContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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