Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice
Published 2 Jan 2026, 18:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Times (FT) subscription renewal

Official notice

Authority: Competition and Markets Authority (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£51,388published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Financial Times Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement is for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to subscribe to a service that provides access to extensive news coverage of global financial markets and sector analysis. The FT will help ensure that the CMA stays up to date. The service allows us to research data about markets, track merger activity, and access other information relevant to casework, such as the identification of comparable companies for cost of capital assessment or timely updates on relevant industry-specific news.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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
2 Jan 2026, 18:05 GMT
Last source update
2 Jan 2026, 18:05 GMT
Authority reference
PROC 101-2025
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000098
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fee1 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    2 Jan 2026, 18:05 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £51,3881 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Financial Times Limited£51,388 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Competition and Markets Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXGD-3659-GWZT The Cabot, 25 Cabot Square, London, London, E14 4QZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Financial TimesAwarded supplier Bracken House 1 Friday Street, London, London, EC4M 9BTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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