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Mintel Subscription

Department for Business & Trade

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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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 procured a corporate subscription to Mintel’s market research, insight and analysis services. The subscription is intended to help the department identify export opportunities more quickly, spot risks across international markets earlier and provide UK businesses with stronger evidence. The requirement is a data service, classified under CPV 72300000. The buying organisation is a central government department, and the service supports its work from London across relevant markets. The selected provider is Mintel Group Limited, whose platform and research content form the substance of the requirement. This is therefore relevant to suppliers providing established market intelligence platforms, international business research, economic or sector analysis, and evidence that can support public-sector export and trade policy decisions.

This procurement is complete and was awarded to Mintel Group Limited on 19 August 2026. It used a direct award procedure, with the buyer stating that the service is obtainable only through the Mintel website and that no competition or equivalent service is available. The procurement comprised one completed lot. The award value is £177,072 excluding VAT and £212,486.40 including VAT. The contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with signature scheduled by 31 August 2026. The award is above the applicable threshold. The published evaluation basis was the availability of the required service from a single supplier for technical reasons, rather than a competitive assessment of competing bids.

For a supplier assessing future demand from this buyer, the award demonstrates a substantial requirement for a specialist, organisation-wide market intelligence subscription rather than a one-off research commission. A credible competitor would need broad, reliable coverage of international markets, export opportunities, commercial risks and relevant sectors, supported by regularly updated research, practical insight and analysis that government teams can use in policy and business-support decisions. The Mintel award also indicates that the successful solution must be sufficiently distinctive to justify a single-supplier route, or clearly demonstrate an equivalent level of depth, usability and evidence. Suppliers should therefore be able to show a mature research platform, authoritative data, experienced analysts, strong content quality and the capacity to support a central government department across multiple markets and users.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Mintel Subscription

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/079120-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks 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
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business & 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 Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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