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Blacklight Technology Partners (BTP) - S3 Partners Short interest data

BANK OF ENGLAND

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06 Aug 2026 at 15:50

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Summary of the contracting process

The Bank of England procured specialist financial market data services from S3 Partners to provide additional metrics for its Market Data dashboard. The requirement centres on short interest data, meaning information about securities that have been borrowed and sold short, and the associated metrics needed for dashboard presentation and analysis. It is classified as software and information systems, but the main procurement category is services. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Bank of England, based at Threadneedle Street, London. The requirement is relevant to providers of institutional financial data, market intelligence, securities lending or short-selling analytics, and firms able to supply structured data suitable for integration into a financial dashboard.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to S3 Partners on 7 July 2026. The awarded value is £31,813. The contract runs from 8 July 2026 to 7 July 2027. It was conducted as a direct procurement using a single tender action below the threshold, rather than an open competition. The tender submission deadline was 7 July 2026 at 5pm. S3 Partners is the selected supplier, with an active award recorded against the requirement. The process was treated as a services procurement and the stated suitability assessment did not identify it as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the Bank of England for specialist short interest data and additional market metrics that can be incorporated into an institutional Market Data dashboard. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable requirements would need authoritative, current financial market data, particularly coverage of short positions or securities lending activity, together with clearly defined metrics and reliable data delivery. Technical capability to provide structured, machine-readable information and support integration into an existing dashboard would be important. Credible providers are likely to have established financial-data products, market expertise and the operational capacity to support a central bank’s analytical systems. The outcome also indicates that the buyer used a focused, specialist procurement route and selected an established large data provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Blacklight Technology Partners (BTP) - S3 Partners Short interest data

Notice Description

Procurement of additional metrics to display in Market Data dashboard

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5d300cf0-6806-4ff7-b1d8-4e1db22cf6f9
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3abb0e87-29bd-45ef-bc05-62709cca0e41
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£31,813 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£31,813 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jul 2026 - 7 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BANK OF ENGLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2R 8AH
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Walbrook
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

S3 Partners

Further Information

Notice Documents

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