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Financial Times subscription

UK EXPORT FINANCE

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24 Jul 2026 at 14:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Export Finance procured a Financial Times subscription service for its central government operations. The requirement is a recurring information and publication subscription rather than goods, works or consultancy services. The service is intended for use across the United Kingdom. The named buyer is UK Export Finance, based in London. The procurement falls within subscription services (CPV 79980000). The scope is described as a Financial Times subscription service, indicating access to the Financial Times under a subscription arrangement. This may suit publishers, media groups and subscription-service providers that can supply institutional access to Financial Times content for a UK public-sector customer.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. Financial Times Limited (The) was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The award is active. The contract was signed on 21 July 2026 and runs from 23 July 2026 to 22 July 2027. Its value is £35,655 excluding VAT, or £42,786 including VAT. The process used a direct award route rather than a competitive tender. The published outcome identifies the subscription service and the selected supplier, but does not set out weighted evaluation criteria or a scored comparison between competing bids.

This procurement demonstrates a public-sector requirement for paid Financial Times access at institutional scale, delivered through a direct below-threshold route. Suppliers best placed for a comparable requirement would be established publishers, media organisations or authorised subscription providers with the rights and systems to provide Financial Times subscriptions to a central government customer across the UK. Credibility would depend on reliable account administration, controlled user access, continuity of service and the ability to support an organisational subscription rather than individual consumer purchases. The selected supplier is a large company, providing an indication that the buyer accepted a substantial, established provider for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Financial Times subscription

Notice Description

Financial Times subscription service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d376
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070381-2026
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
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,655 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 22 Jul 2027 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
UK EXPORT FINANCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2HQ
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Financial Times

Further Information

Notice Documents

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