Official UK procurement notice
Financial Times Subscription 26/27
Authority: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£22,791published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to The Financial Times Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement description65 reader licenses to access content produced by
the Financial Times from 08 April 2026 to 07 April 20027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #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
- 9 Jun 2026, 11:41 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 11:41 BST
- Authority reference
105006- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054204- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0b8Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published9 Jun 2026, 11:41 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £22,7911 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Financial Times Limited | £22,791 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Financial Times Subscription 26/27 · The Financial Times Limited
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2026
- Value
- £22,791
- Period
- 8 Apr 2026 – 7 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Financial Times LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender