---
title: "Provision of Bloomberg Terminal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05db92"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05db92"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05db92.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05db92.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS"
published: "2025-11-19"
---

# Provision of Bloomberg Terminal

Buyer: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05db92

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05db92)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05db92.json)

## Summary

The Office for National Statistics (ONS), a central government authority based in Newport, has completed a procurement process through a direct award for the "Provision of Bloomberg Terminal." The purpose of this tender was to obtain datasets essential for producing UK economic statistics, specifically related to Price and GDP Core Outputs. The contract, awarded to Bloomberg Finance L.P., commenced on 18th November 2025 and will run until 14th November 2030. The procurement, conducted under the legal basis of the UK Procurement Act (2023/54), was justified due to Bloomberg's exclusive data rights, with no alternative datasets meeting the required standards. The total contract value is £250,000, and it includes options for additional datasets as necessary.

This direct award offers significant business opportunities for companies capable of providing exclusive, high-quality datasets and services crucial for economic analysis. Businesses in the IT services sector, particularly those specialising in consulting, software development, and data provision, would be well-positioned to compete for similar contracts. Companies with unique intellectual property rights, like Bloomberg, can leverage their exclusive services to secure government contracts where no suitable alternatives exist. This procurement highlights the importance of innovation, exclusivity, and high standards in the data provision market, promoting growth and development for companies excelling in these areas.

## Notice

Provision of datasets to aid the live production of UK economic statistics, particularly monthly and quarterly Price and GDP Core Outputs.

### Procurement Information

This has been awarded as a direct award because there is not substitute/competing products for Bloomberg. The Bloomberg dataset is integral to the live production of UK economic statistics, particularly monthly and quarterly Price and GDP Core Outputs. No existing datasets within ONS or externally meet the required granularity, timeliness, and methodological standards. Reuse of existing data is not viable, and failure to acquire this dataset would compromise the accuracy, quality and reliability of core outputs. Page 4 to 5 Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act. There is justification for a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075424-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 18 Nov 2025 - 14 Nov 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £250,000 |
| Contracts value | £250,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode | NP10 8XG |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield |
| Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLOOMBERG FINANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 19 Nov 2025 at 17:10 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075424-2025
- 6 Nov 2025 at 10:37 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071522-2025
- 6 Nov 2025 at 10:11 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071508-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075424-2025
  19th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071522-2025
  6th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071508-2025
  6th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bloomberg.com/uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05db92. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05db92.json.