Financial Times Direct Award

Official notice

Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

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

Awarded value£13,547published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to The Financial Times Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Subscription to newspaper services, digital and hardcopies.

Please note contract dates are as follows: 18.03.2026 -17.03.2027. This has been published retrospectively.

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: Below threshold - without competition
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: 19 Jun 2026, 09:56 BST
Last source update: 19 Jun 2026, 09:56 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-057879
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b8b4 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
19 Jun 2026, 09:56 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £13,5471 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Financial Times Limited	£13,547 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Financial Times Direct Award · The Financial Times Limited
Signed
19 Jun 2026
Value
£13,547
Period
19 Jun 2026 – 17 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Work & Pensions

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJCP-7274-TLRQ Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA, London, London, SW1H 9NAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Financial Times LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNWZ-4265-TLJN Bracken House 1 Friday Street, London, London, EC4M 9BTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Jun 2026, 09:56 BST