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PS26250 - Provision of 3 One-Year Subscription Licenses to the mnAI Analysis Platform

UK Research and Innovation

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18 Aug 2026 at 11:05

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation, through UK Shared Business Services Ltd, procured three one-year subscription licences for the mnAI Analysis Platform. The service enables Innovate UK to analyse business-level diversity and gender representation across its portfolio of innovative businesses. This is a software and business intelligence service rather than a works or physical supply requirement. The relevant capability is providing a specialist analytics platform that can handle portfolio-level business data and produce insight into diversity and gender representation. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The requirement sits within business intelligence software development services, and is aimed at supporting evidence-based analysis of innovative businesses funded or supported through the Innovate UK portfolio.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to mnAI Data Solutions Ltd. The contract was awarded on 10 August 2026, signed on the same date, and runs from 14 August 2026 to 10 August 2027. Its value is £14,999 including and excluding tax, in a single completed lot. UK Research and Innovation used a below-threshold direct award without competition because it considered that only one supplier could provide the requirement for technical reasons. The award is active and the contract is active. The stated outcome is three one-year subscriptions to the mnAI Analysis Platform, evaluated through the buyer’s technical justification for proceeding without competition rather than through competing bids.

This procurement indicates demand from UK Research and Innovation for focused analytical tools that help public innovation programmes understand diversity and gender representation among supported businesses. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need a functioning business intelligence platform, relevant software and data-analysis expertise, and the ability to turn portfolio-level business information into reliable, usable insight. Experience working with public-sector or innovation-programme data would strengthen a supplier’s position, particularly where data quality, confidentiality and consistent reporting matter. The awarded supplier was an SME, suggesting that scale alone was not the defining feature of the chosen solution. The strongest alternatives would be specialist providers able to demonstrate a distinct technical capability and a clear fit with Innovate UK’s analytical purpose.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PS26250 - Provision of 3 One-Year Subscription Licenses to the mnAI Analysis Platform

Notice Description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Brief Description of Requirement Provision of 3 one-year subscription licenses to the mnAI analysis platform, enabling Innovate UK to analyse business-level diversity and gender representation across its portfolio of innovative businesses.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e65c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078445-2026
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

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

CPV Codes

72212482 - Business intelligence software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£14,999 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 Aug 2026 - 10 Aug 2027 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
UK Research and Innovation
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

mnAI Data Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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