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
- Cabinet Office · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- The Financial Times Limited
- Value
- £22,049
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Printed matter · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines (CPV 22200000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Jul 2025
- Published31 Jul 2025Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Corporate subscription for the Financial Times for Government Communications Service.
About the supplier
The Financial Times Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00227590).