Tender

Request for Quotation: SME Metric Monitoring

CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT

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Tender

06 Jun 2025 at 13:51

Summary of the contracting process

The current procurement process is being managed by Connected Places Catapult, a not-for-profit organisation based in London, UK. The process involves a tender for "SME Metric Monitoring", falling under the "Data services" industry category. The procurement stage is currently active, with an open procedure method. Key dates include the tender submission deadline on 23 June 2025 at 09:00 BST, and the award period commencing on the same day. The contract is valued at GBP 25,000, with a planned start in July 2025 and completion by March 2028, plus an optional 12-month extension. This contract will be delivered across the UK.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in data services, particularly those capable of integrating various datasets for detailed SME analysis. Suitable businesses might include data analytics firms, software developers with expertise in CRM systems, or those experienced in financial data verification comparable to Beauhurst or Pitchbook. By providing these services, companies have the chance to gain a long-term collaboration with the Connected Places Catapult, access new markets, and demonstrate their capabilities in advanced data solutions. The requirement for up to 50 users indicates a substantial engagement, favouring enterprises with robust data integration and reporting solutions.

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Notice Title

Request for Quotation: SME Metric Monitoring

Notice Description

The solution needs to be able to link to third party datasets with the following data being required as a minimum: * Companies House data. * Private investment in SMEs and start-ups, this needs to be verified investment, where verification needs to be comparable to Beauhurst or Pitchbook as this is specified by our funders. * Grants given to SMEs and start-ups, which also needs to be verified as above. * Turnover of SME and start-ups where they report this to Companies House or other reliable sources. * Headcount of SMEs and start-ups again using Companies House, if other sources are used (such as LinkedIn) this can be useful, but it needs to be possible to switch this off. The solution proposed needs to integrate with an MS data lake house which contains CRM contact data of the Catapult's beneficiaries as well as programme information from our purpose-built platform through which companies apply to our programmes. Connected Places Catapult needs to be able to report this data split as above by: * Group or cohort of SMEs/ beneficiaries by programme/ project (based on programme start and end date). * Quarter, calendar year and/ or financial year. * How many programmes an SME/ company has been part of. The Catapult will work with the successful provider to thoroughly scope out these reports and the process for developing custom reports as required throughout the lifetime of the contract. It is envisaged that up to 50 users will use the solution to varying degrees and the ability to have view access only vs interrogation/ edit is preferred.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The solution needs to be able to link to third party datasets with the following data being required as a minimum: * Companies House data. * Private investment in SMEs and start-ups, this needs to be verified investment, where verification needs to be comparable to Beauhurst or Pitchbook as this is specified by our funders. * Grants given to SMEs and start-ups, which also needs to be verified as above. * Turnover of SME and start-ups where they report this to Companies House or other reliable sources. * Headcount of SMEs and start-ups again using Companies House, if other sources are used (such as LinkedIn) this can be useful, but it needs to be possible to switch this off. The solution proposed needs to integrate with an MS data lake house which contains CRM contact data of the Catapult's beneficiaries as well as programme information from our purpose-built platform through which companies apply to our programmes. Connected Places Catapult needs to be able to report this data split as above by: * Group or cohort of SMEs/ beneficiaries by programme/ project (based on programme start and end date). * Quarter, calendar year and/ or financial year. * How many programmes an SME/ company has been part of. The Catapult will work with the successful provider to thoroughly scope out these reports and the process for developing custom reports as required throughout the lifetime of the contract. It is envisaged that up to 50 users will use the solution to varying degrees and the ability to have view access only vs interrogation/ edit is preferred. If interested, please register at link below if not already registered and Express an Interest on this project and you will be able to download the tender documents - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Additional information: If interested, please register at link below if not already registered and Express an Interest on this project and you will be able to download the tender documents - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register

Renewal: Connected Places Catapult would prefer the contract to commence from July 2025 for deployment by the end of March 2026. Subject to a formal stage-gate review in March 2026, the contract will run until the end of March 2028 with the option to extend for a further 12 months beyond that.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054491
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030637-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jun 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1R 0BE
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

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