Planning

Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business

BRITISH BUSINESS BANK

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Planning

22 May 2026 at 15:39

Summary of the contracting process

The British Business Bank is conducting a planning process for a tender titled "Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business." This procurement falls under the industry category of investment management software packages and is located in the United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £700,000 with a gross amount of £840,000, is currently in the planning stage, with a preliminary market engagement notice published on 22nd May 2026. Interested parties are invited to participate in pre-market engagement to assist in refining the requirements for the subsequent competitive procurement process. The deadline for submission of the engagement questionnaire is 5th June 2026, with the contract expected to commence on 1st January 2027 and conclude by 31st December 2031.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in financial technology, particularly those offering investment management software solutions. Companies with a strong track record in deploying software to manage investment and capital deployment can leverage this opportunity to expand their portfolio by engaging with a central government authority. The programme aims to attract private sector investment into early-stage and high-growth UK firms, offering a substantial market potential for software providers to assist in enhancing the Bank's investment capabilities. Businesses that can deliver on complex software needs for both general and direct investment programmes will be well-positioned to capitalise on this procurement.

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Notice Title

Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business

Notice Description

The British Business Bank investment business deploys government-backed capital through fund of funds investment products, acting as both a General and Limited Partner and direct/co-investment programmes to improve access to finance for smaller UK businesses. The Investments Business includes 115 front office full time equivalents (FTE) and a wider set of functions require the ability to view the information held within its Contact and Pipeline management solution (circa 40 users). The Bank has also established the British Growth Partnership within the investments business, to crowd in long-term institutional capital such as UK Pension Funds into high-growth UK companies. Our role is to attract additional private-sector investment into underserved parts of the market, particularly early-stage, high-growth, and regionally distributed businesses, helping firms start, scale, and remain in the UK while addressing structural funding gaps in the SME finance ecosystem. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Sheffield:-Investment-management-software-package./3R9JGWK6WW To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3R9JGWK6WW

Planning Information

The purpose of this Pre-Market Engagement is to assess market appetite for the required capabilities and to support the refinement and finalisation of requirements, which will inform the subsequent competitive procurement process. Further details regarding the scope of services are set out within the questionnaire, which BBB requests suppliers to complete & return.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a22c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048243-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48411000 - Investment management software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
5 Jun 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRITISH BUSINESS BANK
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2GQ
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

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