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Bloomberg Licences

Cabinet Office

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Cabinet Office

Buyer Address: 70 Whitehall, London, UKI32, SW1A 2AS, United Kingdom

Contact Email: commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
648000.0 GBP
Published
25 Feb 2026, 09:48
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
72300000 - Data services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Bloomberg user licences and data licence.

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Raw Notice JSON

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