Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 19 Aug 2026, 17:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKGI Financial Times 2026-27

Official notice

Authority: UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

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£50,716published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Financial Times Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide Financial Times access for UKGI staff.

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: 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: 19 Aug 2026, 17:37 BST
Last source update: 19 Aug 2026, 17:37 BST
Authority reference: 260779 - CORP - Financial Times 26-27
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-079219
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-06e810 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
19 Aug 2026, 17:37 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,7161 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Financial Times Ltd	£50,716 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Financial Times Ltd
Signed
17 Aug 2026
Value
£50,716
Period
23 Sept 2026 – 22 Sept 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 09774296 · GB-PPON: PGMP-7431-DBNQ 100 Parliament Street, London, London, SW1A 2BQContact 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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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