---
title: "UKGI Financial Times 2026-27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e810"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED"
published: "2026-08-19"
---

# UKGI Financial Times 2026-27

Buyer: UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e810

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## Summary

UK Government Investments Limited procured access to the Financial Times for its staff. The requirement covers newspaper, journal, periodical and magazine content, supplied as a staff access service rather than physical works or broader media consultancy. Delivery covers UKGI’s operations across England, Scotland and Wales, including London. The relevant commercial category is business and financial news publishing and subscription access. The selected provider is The Financial Times Limited, a large UK-based publisher. This opportunity is therefore relevant to newspaper publishers, business information providers and organisations able to supply reliable, organisation-wide access to premium financial and current-affairs content for public-sector employees.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 17 August 2026 to The Financial Times Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 17 August 2026 and runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2027. Its value is £50,716 excluding VAT and £60,859 including VAT. One lot was awarded to one supplier. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. The contracting route indicates that suppliers were not evaluated through a competitive tender for this purchase; the requirement was met through a below-threshold direct procurement. The buyer is UK Government Investments Limited.

This award demonstrates demand from UK Government Investments for staff-wide access to established financial journalism and business information. A credible future competitor would need to provide authoritative, current newspaper or digital publishing content relevant to investment, markets, economics and corporate affairs, together with dependable access for employees across the organisation. Useful capabilities include institutional subscription management, user authentication, licence administration, rights to provide content to public-sector staff, and responsive customer support. Providers should also be able to maintain consistent service availability and handle organisation-wide access rather than individual consumer subscriptions. The selected supplier’s scale shows that an established publisher or a business information provider with comparable content depth and delivery capacity would be well placed for this requirement.

## Notice

To provide Financial Times access for UKGI staff.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079219-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2026 - 22 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,716 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2BQ |
| 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 | FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 17:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079219-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079219-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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