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title: "The Financial Times Limited 2025-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05df86"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES"
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# The Financial Times Limited 2025-2027

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05df86

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## Summary

The University of South Wales, located in Pontypridd, has completed a direct award procurement process for a subscription service to FT.com, provided by The Financial Times Limited. This contract supports the university’s accounting, finance, and business courses and was deemed essential by academic staff. The award, which began on 3rd October 2025 and is set to conclude on 27th July 2027, is valued at £55,268. Although below the threshold and without competition, this procurement follows Welsh devolved regulations. The service category includes journals and subscription services, and is applicable across various regions within the UK, including UKL22, UKL21, and UKL15.

This procurement presents growth opportunities for businesses specialising in digital service provision, content distribution, and education support services. Companies with experience in providing academic resources, online platforms, and subscription models may find similar opportunities beneficial. The procurement method chosen underscores demand for niche quality services and highlights the university’s focus on reliable, established providers with a proven track record. This type of tender can be particularly appealing to large corporations or firms with expertise in delivering specialised academic resources, ready to support educational institutions in their curriculum delivery.

## Notice

USW has made a direct award to The Financial Times Limited for the subscription of FT.com, identified as a key resource by library and academic staff. FT.com is only available from the Financial Times at a value of PS55,268.00 and is necessary to support our accounting, finance and business courses. This notice replaces Notice OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05deda which was published on 11/11/2025 in error.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073154-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2025 - 27 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £55,268 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES |
| Locality | PONTYPRIDD |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF37 1DL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Treforest |
| Westminster constituency | Pontypridd |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE FINANCIAL TIMES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 22211000 - Journals
- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 12 Nov 2025 at 12:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073154-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073154-2025
  12th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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