Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£244,342published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to The Financial Times Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is an award of contract for an Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times (FT) for the Department for Business and Trade. The contract will be for a 12-month period allowing digital access for licensed readers to journalistic insights on news and global affairs.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79980000 Subscription services

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: 4 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
Last source update: 26 Jun 2026, 10:03 BST
Authority reference: 5258
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-060143
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ae1a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: The awarded supplier is the only supplier capable of providing the information required to meet the business need. The Direct Award justification is compliant with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 ‘Single Suppliers’ - where a particular supplier is in possession of intellectual property or other exclusive rights.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
4 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
8 Jun 2026, 15:39 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
26 Jun 2026, 10:03 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £244,3421 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Financial Times Limited20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jun 2027	£244,342	8 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · The Financial Times Limited
Signed
18 Jun 2026
Value
£244,342
Period
20 Jun 2026 – 19 Jun 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Contract is below £5 million in value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business & Trade

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZJ-6312-QTTD Old Admiralty Building, London, London, SW1A 2DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Financial TimesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00227590GB-PPON: PNWZ-4265-TLJN Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London, London, EC4M 9BTContact 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 Tender26 Jun 2026, 10:03 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Jun 2026, 15:39 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender4 Jun 2026, 17:15 BST