Contract

Financial Times (FT) subscription renewal

  • Competition and Markets Authority

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-000098

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fee1

Published 2 January 2026, 6:05pm



Scope

Reference

PROC 101-2025

Description

This procurement is for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to subscribe to a service that provides access to extensive news coverage of global financial markets and sector analysis. The FT will help ensure that the CMA stays up to date. The service allows us to research data about markets, track merger activity, and access other information relevant to casework, such as the identification of comparable companies for cost of capital assessment or timely updates on relevant industry-specific news.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £51,388 excluding VAT
  • £61,665.60 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

3 December 2025

Contract dates

  • 3 December 2025 to 1 December 2026
  • 11 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79980000 - Subscription services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

The Financial Times

Bracken House 1 Friday Street

London

EC4M 9BT

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Competition and Markets Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXGD-3659-GWZT

The Cabot, 25 Cabot Square

London

E14 4QZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets

Organisation type: Public authority - central government