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Financial Newspaper Subscription

British Business Bank

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17 Sep 2026 at 10:20

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Summary of the contracting process

British Business Bank PLC bought corporate group access to the Financial Times, a daily broadsheet covering business and economic current affairs. This is a subscription service rather than a goods supply or construction project, intended to provide the organisation with access to financial and commercial news. Delivery is for users across the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is British Business Bank PLC, based in Sheffield, England. The requirement is therefore relevant to publishers, business-information providers, corporate subscription specialists and resellers able to supply group access to a daily financial newspaper. The service falls under CPV 79980000, subscription services, and is classified as a service procurement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 6 July 2026 to Financial Times Limited. The award value is £31,505. The contract runs from 27 July 2026 to 26 July 2027. British Business Bank used a direct procurement method described as a single tender action below the threshold, rather than an open competition. The tender had a submission deadline of 6 July 2026. The award is active, and the selected supplier is Financial Times Limited. The requirement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although the awarded supplier is recorded as a large organisation. The award covers the full financial newspaper subscription service.

This award demonstrates established demand from British Business Bank for organisation-wide access to a respected financial newspaper and for regular business and economic current-affairs content. A future competitor would need to provide reliable corporate subscription administration, suitable access for a group of users, and consistent delivery of a daily financial publication across the United Kingdom. Relevant suppliers include publishers, authorised distributors, information-service providers and subscription-management businesses with the operational capacity to support a corporate account. The stated SME suitability indicates that smaller providers could be credible where they can meet the access, fulfilment and service-management requirements. The successful supplier’s profile shows that scale is not the only relevant consideration, but dependable nationwide provision is central.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Financial Newspaper Subscription

Notice Description

Corporate Group Access to the Financial Times. Daily broadsheet that focuses on business and economic current affairs.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ffcbc0e7-049f-496c-b8f3-eab1467f35a5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4947a2-7924-44b1-96ff-f26b387743d1
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
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£31,505 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£31,505 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2027 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
British Business Bank
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2GQ
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Financial Times

Further Information

Notice Documents

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