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Mintel Corporate Subscription 2026-2028

Department for Business and Trade

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

01 Sep 2026 at 12:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

19 Aug 2026 at 15:37

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

19 Aug 2026 at 15:11

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade bought a corporate subscription to Mintel’s market research, insight and analysis services. The service is intended to help the department identify export opportunities more quickly, spot risks earlier across international markets and provide UK businesses with stronger evidence. The requirement is categorised as data services (CPV 72300000). Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The procurement comprised one requirement for the subscription service, rather than separate goods, works or service packages. The selected supplier, Mintel Group Limited, is a large commercial market intelligence provider. This opportunity is relevant to organisations supplying specialist market research, commercial intelligence, data analysis or subscription-based insight services to central government departments, particularly where the service supports trade promotion and export development.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Mintel Group Limited on 19 August 2026. It was a direct award, with the buyer stating that the service is available only through Mintel’s website and that no competition or equivalent service is available. The award and signed contract have a gross value of £212,486.40, including tax, and a net value of £177,072. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The award was above the relevant threshold. The stated basis for the direct award includes exclusive intellectual property rights and single-supplier technical reasons. One lot was completed, and the contract is active.

For a supplier assessing future demand from the Department for Business & Trade, this procurement demonstrates a requirement for established, subscription-based market intelligence that combines research, insight and analysis across international markets. A credible competitor would need broad and current market coverage, reliable data, analytical capability and clear evidence that its service can support export opportunity identification, early risk detection and policy or business advice. The direct award rationale indicates that distinctiveness, proprietary content, intellectual property and technical capability were decisive in this purchase. Suppliers would therefore need a demonstrably differentiated platform or dataset, rather than a general consultancy offer, together with dependable service delivery for a central government user and the capacity to support UK trade and export objectives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mintel Corporate Subscription 2026-2028

Notice Description

Corporate subscription to Mintel (https://www.mintel.com/) which provides market research, insight and analysis, allowing the department to identify export opportunities faster, spot risks earlier across markets, and support UK businesses with stronger evidence.

Procurement Information

The service is obtainable only through the Mintel website; there is no competition or equivalent service available.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7d7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082624-2026
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
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£177,072 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£177,072 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 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
Department for Business and Trade
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MINTEL GROUP LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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