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title: "Financial Newspaper Subscription"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "British Business Bank"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# Financial Newspaper Subscription

Buyer: British Business Bank  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ffcbc0e7-049f-496c-b8f3-eab1467f35a5

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4947a2-7924-44b1-96ff-f26b387743d1 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 27 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £31,505 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £31,505 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | British Business Bank |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2GQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Financial Times |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 10:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4947a2-7924-44b1-96ff-f26b387743d1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4947a2-7924-44b1-96ff-f26b387743d1
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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