Award

Financial News

THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

19 May 2025 at 10:38

Award

29 Apr 2025 at 15:52

Award

23 Apr 2025 at 16:50

Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has awarded a contract for the provision of "Financial News" services to eFinancial News Limited. The procurement falls under the industry category of subscription services within financial news, technology, and investment banking sectors. The contract, worth £150,000, is a direct award below the threshold, thus procured without competition, and will run over a 36-month period starting from 25 April 2025. This procurement process has reached the 'Award' stage. The FCA, located in London, UK, serves as the contracting authority for this project, with the subscription facilitating access to unique news and analyses on a range of financial topics. Final documents were published in May 2025, confirming the supplier's modification from Dow Jones International Ltd to its subsidiary, eFinancial News Limited.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in financial news and data subscription services, particularly those with expertise in providing comprehensive analyses on securities, asset management, and investment banking. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) like eFinancial News Limited, which have a robust delivery capacity across the UK, stand to benefit from such awards. Companies capable of delivering targeted information technology services and efficiently handling subscription and digital dissemination across multiple UK regions may find themselves well-suited for similar tender opportunities in the future.

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Notice Title

Financial News

Notice Description

Financial News (FN) provides access to unique news, analysis and commentary on securities and investment banking, asset management, hedge funds, private equity, trading and technology. The FCA will be conducting a direct award to eFinancial News Limited for the continuation of Financial News enterprise-wide subscription for a 36-month term valued at PS150,000 (Zero rated VAT) commencing 25 April 2025

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05069c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022546-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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


CPV Codes

22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

72222300 - Information technology services

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Apr 202510 months ago
Contract Period
28 Apr 2025 - 24 Apr 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
fcaprocurement@fca.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

DOW JONES INTERNATIONAL

EFINANCIAL NEWS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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