Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 14 Oct 2025, 15:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Financial Times · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: BANK OF ENGLAND

Direct award

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£317,515published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 15 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Financial Times Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide subscription services for the Financial Times newspaper.

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

22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

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: 14 Oct 2025, 15:08 BST
Last source update: 27 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-068543
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
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 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cc75 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Financial Times - Single supplier of their intellectual property/exclusive rights.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 Oct 2025 → 27 Oct 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends366 days ago
23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published363 days ago
27 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
14 Oct 2025, 15:08 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
14 Oct 2025, 15:28 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
27 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £317,5151 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Financial Times Ltd1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026	£317,515	15 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Financial Times · Financial Times Ltd
Signed
17 Oct 2025
Value
£317,515
Period
1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: N/A

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 LIMITED(THE)Awarded 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 Tender27 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2025, 15:28 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2025, 15:08 BST