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Open Banking Expo 2026

Department for Business and Trade

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25 Sep 2026 at 12:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned event services to secure and deliver its presence at Open Banking Expo 2026. The work supports the department’s Smart Data team to engage stakeholders, gather insights, test policy and governance approaches, identify use cases, and build advocacy across sectors aligned with government Smart Data priorities. The listed service is event services (CPV 79952000). The event delivery location is not stated in the procurement data.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The department made a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Borough Bench Media Ltd was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 23 September to 14 October 2026. Its value is £15,000 excluding VAT (£18,000 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as one lot. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process details.

This award shows demand from the Department for Business & Trade for event delivery that gives its Smart Data team a platform to engage stakeholders and develop policy insight, governance approaches, use cases and cross-sector support for government priorities. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to demonstrate the ability to secure and deliver a relevant event presence, and to support substantive stakeholder engagement rather than simply provide event logistics. The appointed supplier is a small business, showing that the requirement was delivered by an SME at this scale. Suppliers with experience in event services and the capacity to work with a government policy team on stakeholder-facing activity would be well placed to compete for this buyer’s repeat requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Open Banking Expo 2026

Notice Description

Provision of services to secure and deliver a presence at Smart Data Expo, enabling BIST's Smart Data team to engage stakeholders, gather insights, test policy and governance approaches, identify use cases, and build advocacy across sectors aligned to the Government's Smart Data priorities.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a7c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090971-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

79952000 - Event services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£15,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Sep 2026 - 14 Oct 2026 30 days
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 and 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

Borough Bench Media Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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