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Research Services - Finance

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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10 Sep 2026 at 12:37

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Summary of the contracting process

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency procured finance research services: licences providing access to finance-related research resources and subscription content. The requirement was delivered across the United Kingdom. It was handled as a services procurement through a framework arrangement. The named requirement was “Research Services – Finance”, with the procurement classified as subscription services. The buyer is a public agency responsible for driver and vehicle standards, so the service supports access to external finance research rather than the delivery of physical goods, construction or operational transport services. The requirement was organised as a single lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the associated award and contract are active. The selected supplier is Gartner, a large research and advisory business based in Egham.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The contract was awarded to Gartner on 10 September 2026 for £260,000, and was signed on 9 September 2026. The contract is active; its stated value is £260,000. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, because the requirement was procured through an existing framework. The award basis was price. One bid was recorded for the requirement. The procurement status is complete. The award is active and relates to the finance research services requirement, while the associated lot is recorded as cancelled. No contract end date or duration is provided in the procurement data. The contract is held by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency.

This award indicates established public-sector demand for paid access to finance research resources at substantial organisational scale. Suppliers competing for similar work for the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency would need to provide a credible finance research subscription service, with dependable licensing and user access to relevant research content. The successful route was through a framework, so businesses would also need access to an appropriate public-sector framework or the ability to participate in one. The recorded evaluation focused on price, making clear and competitive subscription pricing important. Gartner’s selection shows that a large specialist research provider was considered capable of meeting the requirement. Relevant competitors are therefore likely to be established research, market-intelligence or advisory businesses with a broad finance information offering and the operational capacity to support a public agency.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Research Services - Finance

Notice Description

Licenses to access Finance resources

Procurement Information

Procured through a framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6c3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085855-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£260,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS5 0DA
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Lawrence Hill
Westminster Constituency
Bristol East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Gartner UK Limited

Further Information

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