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UK Equity On-line Data Portal

British Business Bank

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23 Oct 2026 at 13:00

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

British Business Bank procured a UK SME equity-deals database and related data services to support its analysis of venture capital and equity finance. The requirement covers detailed information on deals, companies and investors, access to an online data platform, quarterly transfers of the underlying dataset in CSV or Excel, and rights to publish the data in the Bank’s reports. An API feed provides deal and company data for matching the Bank’s portfolio companies, internal monitoring and UK Government Industrial Strategy reporting. The data supports the Bank’s annual Small Business Finance Markets, Equity Tracker and Nations & Regions Tracker publications. The work serves a UK-wide need; the contract was awarded to Business Funding Research Ltd trading as Beauhurst, based in London.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. British Business Bank awarded the contract to Business Funding Research Ltd trading as Beauhurst through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 20 October 2026 and runs from 22 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £169,700 excluding VAT (£203,640 including VAT). The requirement was procured as one lot. The published procurement information describes the database and services but gives no separate scoring or evaluation basis; the award was made without a competitive process.

For suppliers of business intelligence, financial datasets or data platforms, this award shows demand for a specialist, comprehensive UK SME equity-deals resource rather than a generic software package. A credible competitor would need detailed, reliable coverage of deals, companies and investors, an accessible online platform, and the ability to provide quarterly underlying datasets in usable spreadsheet formats. The requirement also calls for an API capable of supporting portfolio-company matching and internal monitoring, alongside rights for the buyer to reproduce data in its research publications. Suppliers need to serve both analytical publication work on venture capital and equity finance trends and operational government reporting needs. The direct, non-competitive route used here is relevant to how this buyer sourced the requirement; future competitors should be prepared to demonstrate a close fit with the Bank’s specific data and reporting needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UK Equity On-line Data Portal

Notice Description

For the provision of a comprehensive database of UK SME equity deals, including detailed information on deals, companies and investors. The data will be used as the key source for the Bank's annual Small Business Finance Markets, Equity Tracker and Nations & Regions Tracker publications, which both cover recent trends in venture capital and equity finance in the UK. The requirement includes access to an online data platform, a quarterly transfer of the underlying UK deal dataset (in CSV/Excel format) and publishing rights to include the data in Bank reports. It also includes access to deal/company data via an API feed for matching the Bank's portfolio companies for internal monitoring and Industrial Strategy reporting required by HMG.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ef3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100466-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£169,700 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
British Business Bank
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2GQ
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Business Funding Research Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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