Notice Information
Notice Title
Financial Times Subscriptions
Notice Description
Corporate subscription for the Financial Times for Government Communications Service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-928a9e05-89ae-484d-9c84-663e2909fb34
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b210cebd-49cf-43c0-8c54-b71d451b1ed6
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
79980000 - Subscription services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £22,049 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £22,049 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jul 2025 - 1 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CABINET OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- jack.varley@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AS
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b210cebd-49cf-43c0-8c54-b71d451b1ed6
31st July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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