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# Financial News

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-news-ocds-h6vhtk-05069c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Financial Conduct Authority: "Financial News". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Financial Conduct Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/fca-gov-ot1085)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £300,000 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-news-ocds-h6vhtk-05069c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05069c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-news-ocds-h6vhtk-05069c#tl-md)

## Description
Financial News (FN) provides access to unique news, analysis and commentary on securities
and investment banking, asset management, hedge funds, private equity, trading and
technology.
The FCA will be conducting a direct award to eFinancial News Limited for the continuation of
Financial
News enterprise-wide subscription for a 36-month term valued at £150,000 (Zero rated VAT)
commencing 25 April 2025

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22200000, 72222300, 79980000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKM
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Financial News Enterprise-Wide Subscription (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **DOW JONES INTERNATIONAL LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144912`
  - Value: £150,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/04/2025

- **Award:** Financial News (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **eFinancial News Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-145574`
  - Value: £150,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/04/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Financial News (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000
  - Signed Date: 28/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022546-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-19T10:38:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:15:35.864Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05069c