---
title: "The Telegraph Subscription"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07741a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Corporate Officer of the House of Commons"
published: "2026-09-17"
---

# The Telegraph Subscription

Buyer: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07741a

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## Summary

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons procured a newspaper subscription service for use by House of Commons members and staff. The requirement is for access to The Telegraph, covering both subscription services and newspapers (CPV 79980000 and 22210000). The work is delivered in the United Kingdom, for users based at the House of Commons in Westminster, London. This is a service requirement rather than a supply of printed newspapers alone: the successful provider supplies and maintains the subscription for an institutional customer. The buyer is a central government public authority, so relevant businesses include newspaper publishers, subscription providers and organisations able to manage dependable access for a large public-sector user group.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The buyer used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Telegraph Media Group Ltd. was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The contract was signed on 16 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028. Its value is £26,600 gross. The contract is active, and the award is recorded as active. The stated requirement was a subscription to The Telegraph for House members and staff; the published procurement information does not set out a separate scored evaluation basis. This outcome shows that the buyer met a defined, below-threshold subscription requirement through a non-competitive route rather than an open tender.

For a supplier considering future work of this kind, the procurement demonstrates established demand from the House of Commons for institutional access to a national newspaper over a multi-year period. A credible competitor would need to provide the requested publication or an equivalent subscription service, arrange reliable access for members and staff, and support administration for a public-sector customer. Relevant strengths would include publisher or subscription-platform capability, dependable fulfilment across the United Kingdom, user-account or access management, and experience serving sizeable organisations. The successful supplier was a large media company, indicating that scale, established content ownership or distribution rights, and the operational capacity to maintain uninterrupted service are useful competitive qualifications for this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (the Authority) requires a subscription to the Telegraph for use by House members and staff.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088075-2026 |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Corporate Officer of the House of Commons |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 0AA |
| 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 | TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 22210000 - Newspapers
- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 10:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088075-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088075-2026
  17th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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