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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056390"
title: "Journals, Subscriptions and Newspapers"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/journals-subscriptions-and-newspapers-ocds-h6vhtk-056390"
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# Journals, Subscriptions and Newspapers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/journals-subscriptions-and-newspapers-ocds-h6vhtk-056390). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** HM Revenue & Customs: "Journals, Subscriptions and Newspapers". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,085,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: hmrc.sourcing-eu.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [HM Revenue & Customs](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hm-revenue-customs-gov-d25)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,085,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 September 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Subscription services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/journals-subscriptions-and-newspapers-ocds-h6vhtk-056390#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056390`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/journals-subscriptions-and-newspapers-ocds-h6vhtk-056390#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [hmrc.sourcing-eu.ariba.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhmrc.sourcing-eu.ariba.com%2Fad%2FselfRegistration)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/journals-subscriptions-and-newspapers-ocds-h6vhtk-056390#participate

## Description
HMRC is seeking to engage a Supplier to act as a third-party in the procuring of annual online subscriptions on behalf of HMRC.
The successful supplier will act as an intermediary between HMRC and subscription providers, being responsible for engaging with the suppliers for the annual subscription, securing renewal quotes, creating purchase requests and paying the supplier. The supplier will need to have the capacity to engage directly with the providers of the online subscriptions to secure renewal quotes and the best price, and to ensure the renewal process is completed without any gap in service. 
Whilst LB (Large Business) are the highest value user of this contract, other business areas also utilise this contract to acquire annual subscriptions such as Financial Times etc.
Subscriptions to include but are not limited to: 
• Oil and Gas pricing agencies who supply data that is required in order for us to produce statutory Oil and Gas valuations on a monthly basis, 
• Other subscriptions which provide valuable insight into the world of Oil and Gas.  
• Annual subscriptions such as Financial Times etc.
Examples of current subscriptions
LB Scotland and Northern Ireland:
Argus European Natural Gas online service
Argus Web Service (Argus Crude Desktop via Argus Direct)
Energy Voice (14 users) online service
Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) - ICIS Chemical World Crude Report. 
Platts Market Data - Crude and Refined Package  
Wood Mackenzie Research (package)
Other HMRC Users:
Glasses online (WMBC Mid-size Business)
The Times online (Press Office)
The Daily Telegraph (Press Office)
PR Week (Press Office)
The Journal, WORLDecr ( CP&S)
Broadcast (LB London)
Screen International (LB London)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79980000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,085,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/10/2025 to 02/10/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041897-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-22T10:16:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T09:07:44.611Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056390