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Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business

British Business Bank

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07 Aug 2026 at 08:54

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

British Business Bank Plc plans to procure contact and pipeline management software for its Investments Business. The solution will support information held about investment contacts and opportunities across fund-of-funds products, direct and co-investment programmes, and the British Growth Partnership. The business deploys government-backed capital and attracts private-sector investment into underserved markets, including early-stage, high-growth and regionally distributed UK companies, to help smaller businesses start, scale and remain in the UK. Around 40 users across the Investments Business and wider functions will need to view information in the solution, alongside a front-office team of approximately 115 full-time equivalents. The goods category is investment management software, for delivery and use across the United Kingdom.

This is a planned procurement at the intention-to-procure stage, not an invitation to bid. The buyer expects to use an accelerated open procedure. The planned total value is £700,000 excluding VAT and £840,000 including VAT, for one lot. The buyer expects the contract to run from 11 January 2027 to 10 January 2032. It expects the next notice to be published by 16 September 2026, with tender submissions anticipated by 29 September 2026 at 5pm and enquiries by 27 September 2026 at 11:59pm. The anticipated award decision date is 20 November 2026. Evaluation is expected to weight quality at 75% and price at 25%.

When the procurement reaches the market, it is likely to suit suppliers that provide investment management, contact management or pipeline management software for public-sector or investment organisations. Relevant businesses should be able to supply a solution that gives approximately 40 users, across an investment operation and supporting functions, controlled access to shared contact and pipeline information. Experience supporting fund management, co-investment, direct investment or institutional investment activity would help suppliers understand the operational context, including relationships with private-sector investors and companies seeking finance. The opportunity is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so specialist software providers as well as larger platforms may be well placed to prepare. Suppliers should monitor the expected tender notice and prepare evidence focused on solution quality, which will carry most evaluation weight.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business

Notice Description

THIS IS A PLANNED PROCUREMENT NOTICE - NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID. 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de92
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075054-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Jan 2027 - 10 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

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
Postcode Area
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

Further Information

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