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title: "Bloomberg Licences"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065baf"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CABINET OFFICE"
published: "2026-04-08"
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# Bloomberg Licences

Buyer: CABINET OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065baf

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## Summary

The Cabinet Office, a central government authority located in London, is involved in a public procurement process with the title "Bloomberg Licences," which falls under the services category specifically related to data services. The procurement stage reached the award and contract phase on 8th April 2026, with a direct award being completed due to Bloomberg's exclusive rights to the necessary commercial debt data. The contract is valued at £648,000 (gross amount £777,600), valid from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028. The procurement method used was a direct award to Bloomberg Finance L.P., justified by the lack of competing products and Bloomberg’s intellectual property rights. Optional extensions to the contract could extend its duration up until 2030.

This tender provides significant opportunities for large businesses, particularly those specialising in providing data services, to engage in future contracts that may involve similar situations requiring unique resources or rights. By understanding such exclusive rights dynamics, businesses can strategically position themselves as potential partners or competitors in sectors where specific products or services are exclusively sourced. This demonstrates that companies capable of offering irreplaceable high-value services or products can expect to leverage direct awards in sectors currently relying on limited suppliers.

## Notice

Bloomberg user licences and data licence.

### Procurement Information

This is being processed as a direct award because there are no substitute/competing products for Bloomberg. Bloomberg is the authoritative source for commercial debt data. The Bloomberg data can only be acquired from Bloomberg themselves, it is not available through resellers and so Cabinet Office can only obtain the data through a direct award. 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/032059-2026 |
| 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 | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £648,000 |
| Contracts value | £648,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CABINET OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| 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

- 72300000 - Data services

## Release History

- 8 Apr 2026 at 14:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032059-2026
- 25 Mar 2026 at 16:04 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027481-2026
- 25 Feb 2026 at 09:48 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016742-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032059-2026
  8th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027481-2026
  25th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016742-2026
  25th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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