Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Intelligence Data 2026
Notice Description
The requirement is for DSIT to access specialised business intelligence data for national and international private companies. The products provided under the agreement are highly granular National company information and specific International company information and are accessible as an internet hosted library service.
Procurement Information
Sch. 5 para. 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 is used as the following conditions are met in relation to this public contract-(a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Fame and Orbis are the only providers that meet DSIT requirements for detailed ownership data and extended historical financial records. They offer unmatched corporate hierarchy granularity (down to 0.1%) and comprehensive historical insights, alongside a golden record of public, private, and unincorporated businesses, capabilities not available from any other supplier or reseller.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ef21
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000026-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48482000 - Business intelligence software package
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £174,225 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £174,225 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
- Contact Name
- Business Intelligence Data 2026
- Contact Email
- sigcommercialapprovals@dsit.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2EG
- 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/000026-2026
2nd January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079926-2025
4th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079908-2025
4th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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