Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- British Business Bank plc · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Financial Times Limited
- Value
- £31,505
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Subscription services (CPV 79980000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Jul 2026
- Published17 Sep 2026Published 73 days after the contract date
Description
Corporate Group Access to the Financial Times. Daily broadsheet that focuses on business and economic current affairs.
About the supplier
The Financial Times Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00227590).