Notice Information
Notice Title
Financial Times
Notice Description
To provide subscription services for the Financial Times newspaper.
Procurement Information
Financial Times - Single supplier of their intellectual property/exclusive rights.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cc75
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068543-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
-
- CPV Codes
22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £317,515 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £317,515 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BANK OF ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- askprocurement@bankofengland.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC2R 8AH
- Post Town
- Central 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
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Walbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068543-2025
27th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065276-2025
14th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065256-2025
14th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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