Scope
Description
USW has made a direct award to The Financial Times Limited for the subscription of FT.com, identified as a key resource by library and academic staff. FT.com is only available from the Financial Times at a value of £55,268.00 and is necessary to support our accounting, finance and business courses.
This notice replaces Notice OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05deda which was published on 11/11/2025 in error.
Contract 1. Award of The Financial Times Limited 2025-2027
Supplier
Contract value
- £55,268 excluding VAT
- £66,321.60 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
3 October 2025
Contract dates
- 3 October 2025 to 27 July 2027
- 1 year, 9 months, 25 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 22211000 - Journals
- 79980000 - Subscription services
Contract locations
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
- UKL15 - Central Valleys
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNWZ-4265-TLJN
Bracken House, 1 Friday Street
London
EC4M 9BT
United Kingdom
Email: company.secretary@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. Award of The Financial Times Limited 2025-2027
Contracting authority
University of South Wales
- Charity Commission (England and Wales): 1140312
University of South Wales,
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
United Kingdom
Contact name: Claire Thomas
Region: UKL15 - Central Valleys
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales