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MaPS Political Monitoring

Money and Pensions Service

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13 Oct 2026 at 11:02

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Summary of the contracting process

The Money and Pensions Service procured access to a political news monitoring platform, classified as news-agency services. The requirement is for platform access; no further functionality or service scope is described. The buying organisation is the Money and Pensions Service, based in Bedford. This is a services requirement rather than a purchase of physical goods or works.

The procurement is complete and a contract was awarded to Access Intelligence Media and Communications Ltd. The contract value is £38,400. It was signed on 31 July 2026; the contract period and award date are not stated. The buyer used a limited procedure described as an award without prior publication of a competition notice, under its below-threshold route. One bid was recorded, and price was the stated award criterion. The procurement was organised as one lot; that lot is recorded as cancelled, although the award and contract are shown as active.

For a supplier assessing this buyer’s future political monitoring requirement, the demonstrated need is access to a political news monitoring platform. A credible competitor would need to provide a platform suited to political news monitoring and offer a price capable of competing, since price was the stated evaluation criterion. The award to a media and communications supplier shows the type of provider selected, but the procurement gives no further technical, accreditation, staffing or capacity requirements to use as a benchmark. The recorded award followed a limited, below-threshold route rather than a published competition, so a competitor should recognise that this procurement’s route did not involve an openly advertised call for competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MaPS Political Monitoring

Notice Description

Access to political news monitoring platform

Procurement Information

The estimated value of the contract is below the applicable threshold for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement therefore falls outside the requirement under Part 2 of the Regulations to publish a contract notice on Find a Tender prior to award. The procurement has instead been undertaken in accordance with the contracting authority's applicable below-threshold procurement requirements and internal commercial procedures, using the Route 3 Self-serve process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078650
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096435-2026
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92400000 - News-agency services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£38,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks 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
Money and Pensions Service
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORD
Postcode
MK42 9AB
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH24 Bedford
Delivery Location
TLH24 Bedford
Local Authority
Bedford
Electoral Ward
Cauldwell
Westminster Constituency
Bedford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Access Intelligence Media and Communications Limited

Further Information

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