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RBGKEW1454 Political Monitoring Service

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW

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02 Feb 2026 at 16:40

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "RBGKEW1454 Political Monitoring Service" was conducted by the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, a public authority and central government entity located in Kew Green, United Kingdom. This process reached the award stage on 2nd February 2026. The contract, valued at £36,000 excluding VAT, was awarded through a direct procurement method, specifically below threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 15th December 2025 and covers a period from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2028. The service aims to provide tailored updates from the Government and Parliament, highlighting its need for specificity which was only available from Navigate Politics Ltd., the awarded supplier. The service category for this contract falls under "Monitoring and control services" and targets regions across the United Kingdom.

This tender highlights opportunities for businesses that specialize in providing highly customized political monitoring services, particularly those that rely on human analysis over automated systems. The need for tailored updates makes it an attractive opportunity for businesses with expertise in delivering nuanced and specific intelligence to governmental bodies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specializing in these types of services, especially those capable of offering competitive advantages over other software-driven solutions, would find this type of contract well-suited to their capabilities and growth interests.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RBGKEW1454 Political Monitoring Service

Notice Description

Direct Award To receive tailored updates on the activity from the Government and Parliament. Research into other suppliers show that other suppliers are unable to offer the level of tailoring of political updates which Kew requires for its broad reaching yet specific interests. Research indicates that Navigate Politics is the only political monitoring software available from research which provides adequately tailored monitoring to make it useful and that uses humans and not AI to provide the updates. Political monitoring service providers

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0614ad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009159-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71700000 - Monitoring and control services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£36,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Feb 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Dec 20253 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KEW GREEN
Postcode
TW9 3AE
Post Town
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kew
Westminster Constituency
Richmond Park

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NAVIGATE POLITICS

Further Information

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