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STA-27037 Provision of Bloomberg Subscription and Terminals

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

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14 Oct 2026 at 17:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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07 Oct 2026 at 14:02

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College is buying a 12-month Bloomberg subscription and access to Bloomberg terminals. This is a financial information service for use by the college, rather than a general-purpose software or IT supply. The requirement is for subscription services, with delivery in the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, based in Egham, Surrey. The requirement is presented as a single package covering the subscription and terminals.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Bloomberg Finance L.P. on 7 October 2026. The award is recorded as pending. The contract period runs from 24 October 2026 to 4 October 2027, for 12 months. The award value is £201,597 excluding VAT (£241,916 including VAT). The buyer used a direct award, stating that Bloomberg is the sole supplier for this service. The requirement was organised as one lot. No separate evaluation criteria are stated; the direct award rationale is sole-supplier status.

For suppliers considering similar future requirements from Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, this award indicates demand for a specialist financial information subscription combined with access to terminals. Bloomberg was selected on the basis that it was the sole supplier, so a competitor would need to demonstrate that it can provide the required Bloomberg service, rather than offer general financial data or standard IT equipment. The combined requirement points to a supplier able to arrange and support both subscription access and terminal provision as one service. The buyer purchased this as a single package, favouring a provider able to meet the full requirement rather than separate suppliers for the subscription and terminals."

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Notice Information

Notice Title

STA-27037 Provision of Bloomberg Subscription and Terminals

Notice Description

Provision of Bloomberg Subscription and Terminals for 12 months.

Procurement Information

Bloomberg are the sole supplier for this service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782c6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097229-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
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
£201,597 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 Oct 2026 - 4 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EGHAM
Postcode
TW20 0EX
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Runnymede
Electoral Ward
Englefield Green East
Westminster Constituency
Windsor

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.

Further Information

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