Trading Floor Software · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Awarded value£320,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 28 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Aston University intends to purchase Bloomberg Terminal software licences, associated proprietary datasets, analytics tools, and support services required for the operation of the University's Trading Floor and delivery of finance‑related teaching and research.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 May 2026, 08:52 BST
Last source update: 28 May 2026, 09:02 BST
Authority reference: 1073
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-050026
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a6fa Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Protection of exclusive rights (e.g. intellectual property)

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2026

Transparency notice published
28 May 2026, 08:52 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
28 May 2026, 09:02 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £320,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030	£320,000 inc. VAT	28 May 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000904 · GB-PPON: PTLB-7496-TPTR Aston Triangle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7ETContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BLOOMBERG FINANCE L.P.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PHRT-2555-DXMY 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, US, 10022, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender28 May 2026, 09:02 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 May 2026, 08:52 BST