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2026ICO00545

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

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18 Sep 2026 at 15:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Information Commissioner's Office bought a professional subscription service from DataIQ, a London-based small and medium-sized enterprise. The subscription is intended to support data and artificial intelligence leaders with insights, professional connections and expertise, helping them make better decisions, reduce risk and achieve measurable business impact. This is a specialist information, networking and advisory subscription rather than a conventional supply, works or delivery contract. The buying organisation is the Information Commissioner's Office, based in Wilmslow, and the service is for delivery in the United Kingdom. The requirement is classified as subscription services and concerns access to a professional body focused on the needs of data and AI leaders. It may suit organisations providing comparable specialist membership, insight, networking or advisory services to public-sector data and technology teams.

The procurement has been completed and awarded to DataIQ. The Information Commissioner's Office used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2027, with options to extend for two further 12-month periods, up to 1 September 2029. Its value is £127,000 excluding VAT and £152,400 including VAT. The award covers one lot and the contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the buyer's direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. DataIQ is the selected supplier. The published contract outcome identifies the service as a professional subscription supporting data and AI leaders, with the contract extending beyond the organisation's initial one-year commitment if the renewal options are used.

This outcome shows that the Information Commissioner's Office purchases a substantial, specialist subscription for its data and AI leadership community. A credible future competitor would need to provide authoritative and practically useful insight, relevant professional connections and expertise that help senior data and technology leaders improve decisions, manage risk and demonstrate business impact. The offer would need to be suitable for a public authority and capable of supporting an ongoing professional relationship rather than a one-off report or event. Relevant suppliers are likely to include professional bodies, membership organisations, research and intelligence providers, and specialist advisory networks with an established data and AI focus. Evidence of trusted content, active networks, knowledgeable advisers and the capacity to support leadership-level users would strengthen a competing proposition when this requirement next returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

2026ICO00545

Notice Description

A subscription to a professional body to assist and support data and AI leaders succeed by providing the insights, connections, and expertise they need to drive smarter decisions, reduce risk, and create measurable business impact.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775ac
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088801-2026
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

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
£127,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Sep 2027 1-2 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
INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WILMSLOW
Postcode
SK9 5AF
Postcode Area
Stockport
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Wilmslow West and Chorley
Westminster Constituency
Tatton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DATA IQ

Further Information

Notice Documents

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