Official UK procurement notice
The Economist 400 subscriptions
Authority: Home Office (Central government)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value £14,750published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to THE ECONOMIST NEWSPAPER LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere are a number of required benefits that the subscription to the Economist will bring, that will substantially improve officials’ performance in the following duties, per the need to provide the best possible advice to Home Office Ministers and senior officals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
92400000 News-agency 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 11:50 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 11:50 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077536
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
- There are a number of required benefits that the subscription to the Economist will bring, that will substantially improve officials’ performance in the following duties, per the need to provide the best possible advice to Home Office Ministers and senior officals.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £14,7501 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ECONOMIST NEWSPAPER LIMITED1 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2027 | £14,750 | 18 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 11:50 BSTUK6
- Transparency notice published18 Sept 2026, 11:21 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE ECONOMIST NEWSPAPER LIMITEDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender