News Aggregation · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: BANK OF ENGLAND

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£208,766published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Aug 2023no call for competition

Awarded to FACTIVA LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract award to Factiva for licences for an online news aggregator service

CPV: Subscription services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Online news aggregator service providing 30 licences for Factiva Professional, 11…Awarded

Online news aggregator service providing 30 licences for Factiva Professional, 11 licences for Factiva Executive and 200 licences for Factiva Copyright, to be used by Researchers, Analysts, Communication professionals and Information professionals within the Bank.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 6 Mar 2024, 09:19 GMT
Last source update: 6 Mar 2024, 09:19 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-007135
Classification (CPV): Subscription services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0445e2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Factiva are the only supplier that can provide all three of the required services. Factiva are owned by Dow Jones, who are owned by News Corp. Factiva therefore have exclusive rights to Dow Jones and News Corp publications such as the Times and Sunday Times. The Bank is required to access News Corp publications as part of the news aggregator service.
Regulation 32(1)(b)(ii) allows a direct award on the basis that only Factiva can provide the service due to the protection of exclusive rights.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £208,7661 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Aug 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FACTIVA LIMITED	£208,766 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007135-2024-1 · FACTIVA LIMITED
Signed
9 Aug 2023
Value
£208,766
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BANK OF ENGLAND

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs Threadneedle Street, LONDON, UK, EC2R8AHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Factiva LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03773253 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.