Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Pitchbook Licences Master Agreement
Notice Description
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has procured data license subscriptions from PitchBook and award the contract to them. This contract will ensure that our teams have access to comprehensive global market analysis, as well as detailed information on UK companies. This unique service is invaluable for our UK and overseas sector teams, as well as our central investment function teams. PitchBook is a financial data and software company specialising in providing detailed information on private and public markets, including venture capital, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions.
Procurement Information
The selected supplier is the only known provider offering a uniquely comprehensive and integrated dataset that spans both private and public markets globally. Their platform consolidates a wide range of structured and proprietary indicators relevant to market activity, company growth trajectories, and investment signals. This includes financial, operational, and strategic insights that are not available in combination from other sources. The solution also enables advanced relationship mapping and intelligence on key stakeholders, which is critical for our intended use case. No other known provider has been identified that can deliver this breadth and depth of data within a single platform.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05010c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037537-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
72300000 - Data services
79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £281,374 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £281,374 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- 27 May 2025 - 1 Apr 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS & TRADE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Project_4790 - Provision of Pitchbook Licences Master Agreement
- Contact Email
- dataandsystems@businessandtrade.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2DY
- Post Town
- South West 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
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037537-2025
4th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021921-2025
15th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021920-2025
15th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014462-2025
11th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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