Contract

DfT Award of Financial Times (FT) Subscription

  • Department for Transport

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-063680

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ab8b

Published 9 October 2025, 12:17pm



Scope

Reference

TCOM3081

Description

Access to Financial Times articles through its website and media licensing agreement - allowing cutting to be included in our morning cuts pack. This is essential for press office media monitoring.

Sole supplier - single tender action.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £28,454 excluding VAT
  • £34,145 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

3 October 2025

Contract dates

  • 3 October 2025 to 28 September 2026
  • 11 months, 26 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79980000 - Subscription services

Signed contract documents

Redacted - Contract Details Notice - TCOM3081.pdf

Redacted Contract Details Notice


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition


Supplier

The Financial Times

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

Department for Transport

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road

London

SW1P 4DR

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government