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The Financial Times Limited 2025-2027

University of South Wales

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: University of South Wales

Buyer Address: University of South Wales,, Pontypridd, UKL15, CF37 1DL, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Claire Thomas

Contact Email: claire.thomas1@southwales.ac.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
55268.0 GBP
Published
12 Nov 2025, 12:34
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
02 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
27 Jul 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
22211000 - Journals
Region
n/a
Awarded To
THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Contracts

Contract Title: Award of The Financial Times Limited 2025-2027

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