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title: "Bloomberg Terminal Licenses"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f7ed"
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buyer: "University of Ulster"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# Bloomberg Terminal Licenses

Buyer: University of Ulster  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f7ed

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## Summary

The University of Ulster procured educational Bloomberg Terminal licences for on-campus access to Bloomberg’s professional financial data, analytics and news platform. The service supports non-commercial teaching, learning and academic research for enrolled students, academic staff and researchers using institution-controlled terminals. Required functionality includes global market data, company and economic analysis, portfolio analytics, data visualisation, educational resources and associated certifications. The requirement covers financial software, electronic information services and related database services. Delivery is for the University’s activities in the United Kingdom, with the buying organisation based in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The licences support finance and FinTech programmes, including integrated learning and assessment, and Bloomberg Market Concepts certification. The requirement is for services rather than goods or construction work.

The procurement has been awarded through a completed single-lot process, with Bloomberg Finance L.P. selected as supplier. The University used a direct award because it judged that only this supplier could provide the required software for technical reasons and that there were no reasonable alternatives. The award date is 10 September 2026, with a standstill period ending on 22 September 2026. The scheduled contract signature date is 23 September 2026. The contract period runs from 23 September 2026 to 3 December 2028. The awarded value is £258,000 gross. The award is recorded as above the applicable threshold. The procurement was evaluated on the basis of the technical single-supplier justification rather than a competitive price or quality assessment.

This requirement is most relevant to suppliers able to provide professional financial-market data, analytics and news software for higher-education teaching and research. A credible competitor would need broad global market coverage, company and economic analysis, portfolio analytics, data visualisation, terminal-based institutional access and supporting educational resources. The University’s use case also demands integration with finance-programme learning and assessment, support for FinTech development, and delivery of recognised platform-based certification. Suppliers would need to demonstrate that their platform can support enrolled students, academic staff and researchers in a controlled campus environment, with sufficient functionality for teaching and academic research. Experience working with universities and finance schools, training for academic users, and the capacity to support a large institutional software deployment would strengthen a future proposition.

## Notice

The requirement is for educational Bloomberg Terminal licences providing on campus access to Bloomberg's professional financial data, analytics, and news platform for the exclusive purpose of non commercial teaching, learning, and academic research. The licences shall support access for enrolled students, academic staff, and researchers via institution controlled terminals, with full functionality covering global market data, company and economic analysis, portfolio analytics, data visualisation, and associated educational resources and certifications.

### Procurement Information

This Direct Award to a single supplier is justified on the grounds set out under Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of Procurement Act 2023 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract. Schedule 5, Paragraph 6: The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract- (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The Direct Award Contract approach is standard within the sector currently as Bloomberg Finance LP is a sole supplier of Bloomberg Professional Software. This is the main financial trading software used globally and is the most commonly used with Higher Education on related programmes. All of UUBS Finance programmes include integrated learning and assessment strategies linked to Bloomberg software, whilst the University also provides the Bloomberg Market Concept certification within academic and professional programmes (this is only available with the use of this software). The software is also essential in terms of the programme developmental process in terms of FinTech. It would be detrimental to the University's Finance programmes at all levels, including student student recruitment, if the University no longer had access to Bloomberg software as it is integral to the delivery of these programmes. Related academic staff have been trained on the software and utilise it heavily within teaching and marketing activities to Schools. Therefore, due to the above reasons, a DAC has been chosen as a compliant route to market.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086361-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2026 - 3 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £258,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Ulster |
| Locality | COLERAINE |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT52 1SA |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0C Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Local authority | Causeway Coast and Glens |
| Electoral ward | University |
| Westminster constituency | East Londonderry |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 64216000 - Electronic message and information services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72320000 - Database services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 12:17 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086361-2026
- 11 Sep 2026 at 12:09 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086353-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086361-2026
  11th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086353-2026
  11th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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