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Published 7 Oct 2026, 10:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Times Limited Digital Subscription

Official notice

Authority: BANK OF ENGLAND

Direct award
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Awarded value£693,252published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 7 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Financial Times Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Direct award contract for Financial Times subscription on an enterprise basis for a two-year period.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
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
7 Oct 2026, 10:32 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2026, 11:14 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094611
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078249 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

PA 2023, Section 41, Direct award in special cases (Schedule 5) The FT has been identified as the sole supplier in the market, possessing the exclusive rights to provide the range and type of online news services required.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

7 Oct 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published15 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 11:14 BST
  2. Standstill ends5 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 10:32 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 11:14 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £693,2521 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Financial Times Ltd1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028£693,2527 Oct 2026standstill to 16 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BANK OF ENGLAND

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: RC000042 · GB-PPON: PRDB-1113-HPPT Threadneedle Street, London, London, EC2R 8AHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Financial Times LimitedAwarded 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