Award

71500

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE

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Award

26 Feb 2025 at 12:25

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has awarded a contract to Post Office Limited for the provision of services related to searching inventories for information on 325 prosecutions, collating this data, and producing a comprehensive report. This procurement falls under the industry category of miscellaneous business-related services and is located in the UK. The procurement stage has reached completion, with the contract signed on 14 February 2025. This procurement was conducted using a limited method without prior publication of a call for competition, as Post Office Limited holds exclusive rights to the required data. The contract value is GBP 71,500.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in data management and analysis services. The nature of the services required – detailed data searching and reporting – suggests that businesses with expertise in legal data collation and reporting would be well-suited. Companies specialising in data integrity, information retrieval, and comprehensive reporting could particularly benefit from similar future procurements. Large organisations, such as Post Office Limited, with specialised knowledge and proprietary rights in niche data sets, are particularly advantaged in this domain.

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Notice Title

71500

Notice Description

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is commissioning Post Office Limited to search its inventories for information related to 325 prosecutions, collate the data according to the criteria outlined below, and produce a comprehensive report of the findings.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is commissioning Post Office Limited to search its inventories for information related to 325 prosecutions, collate the data according to the criteria outlined below, and produce a comprehensive report of the findings.

Procurement Information

The supplier holds exclusive rights to the required data

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e812
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007276-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£71,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 202512 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
solene.ledigabel@trade.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

POST OFFICE

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