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Security Export Statistics 2025

Department for Business & Trade

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21 Aug 2026 at 12:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade procured security export statistics for 2025, covering security and cyber exports. The requirement is a research service supplying statistical information to support the department’s work in this area. The buyer is a central government department based in London. Delivery is stated as covering the United Kingdom. The procurement was structured as a single requirement rather than multiple separately described work packages. It would suit organisations providing specialist research, data collection, statistical analysis or market intelligence relating to security exports, cyber exports or both. The named supplier is Westlands Advisory, an SME advisory firm, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large supplier.

This procurement has been completed and awarded following a direct procedure below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 20 August 2026 and runs from 20 August 2026 to 28 February 2027. Westlands Advisory received the award for the single lot. The contract value is £50,500 excluding VAT and £60,600 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so there is no published comparison of competing bids or scored evaluation criteria. The procurement concerns research services, classified under CPV 73110000, and relates specifically to security export statistics for 2025.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award is a clear indication that the Department for Business & Trade buys focused evidence and analysis on security and cyber exports. A credible future competitor would need to produce reliable export statistics and explain the methods, sources and analysis behind them in a form suitable for government use. Relevant strengths would include specialist knowledge of security or cyber markets, robust quantitative research, data validation and the ability to turn findings into clear statistical outputs. The successful supplier is an SME advisory firm, showing that a smaller specialist organisation can be considered credible for this type of requirement. Experience delivering research for central government would also strengthen a future proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Security Export Statistics 2025

Notice Description

Supply of security export statistics for 2025 to Department for Business and Trade (Security and Cyber Exports)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e98a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079884-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
20 Aug 2026 - 28 Feb 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
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

Westlands Advisory

Further Information

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