Scope
Description
Contract for the renewal of Financial Times Licence Subscription for DESNZ and DSIT. The departments will be going forward with a joint enterprise licence.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £210,291 excluding VAT
- £252,349.20 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
26 July 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 26 July 2025 to 25 July 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79980000 - Subscription services
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
There are no alternative suppliers able to offer access to Financial Times content as they own the intellectual property rights to their content. This means we have to contract directly with them.
Supplier
Financial Times
- Companies House: 00227590
Bracken House, 1 Friday Street
London
EC4M 9BT
United Kingdom
Email: annalisa.fernandes@ft.com
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
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDHQ-2163-WYMH
55 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HP
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government