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Subscription to business information database

West Northamptonshire Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 10:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council bought business information database services: a subscription to Fame, a business information database, providing five user licences. The requirement is for access to commercial business information rather than software development, consultancy or physical goods. The service supports council users who need to research and analyse business information. Delivery is associated with Northamptonshire, for the council based in Northampton. The procurement falls within database services. The selected provider is Moody’s Analytics UK Limited, an established commercial information and analytics company. This requirement is relevant to suppliers that provide business-information databases, company intelligence platforms or comparable subscription-based research services for public-sector users.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Moody’s Analytics UK Limited. West Northamptonshire Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, covering one lot. The contract was signed on 10 March 2025 and runs from 21 May 2025 to 20 April 2028. Its value is £50,000 excluding VAT, or £60,000 including VAT. The award covers five Fame database licences and database services. The contract is active. The award and contract relate to the same single requirement, with the supplier selected through the council’s below-threshold, non-competitive route. The evaluation basis was therefore the direct-award decision rather than a competitive scoring exercise.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need to provide a reliable business information database with coverage suitable for council research and analysis. The existing purchase shows demand for a multi-user subscription rather than a one-off report, with capacity for five licensed users and continued access over a multi-year service period. Relevant suppliers include providers of company, market and commercial intelligence platforms that can give public-sector teams searchable, current business information through a managed subscription. Competitors should be able to demonstrate dependable database operation, clear user licensing, appropriate access controls and practical support for organisational users. Experience supplying councils or other public bodies with comparable business-information services would strengthen their position when this buyer next reviews the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Subscription to business information database

Notice Description

Services - purchase of subscription to 5 licenses for Fame, a business information database.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f442
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084758-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72320000 - Database services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 May 2025 - 20 Apr 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
West Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Moody's Analytics UK Limited

Further Information

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