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title: "W5148 Public Sector Market Insight Services"
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buyer: "Walsall Council"
published: "2026-10-05"
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# W5148 Public Sector Market Insight Services

Buyer: Walsall Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4ab9b447-e2aa-41de-879c-a6717979b891

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## Summary

Walsall Council commissioned public sector market insight services to improve its understanding of third-party spending and support savings and better value. The work is to analyse how other councils spend across supplier and category areas, and identify other public-sector commissioners with whom Walsall can collaborate to manage suppliers more effectively. The requirement is therefore focused on comparative public-sector procurement and spend intelligence, rather than a general market research service. Delivery is associated with Walsall, and the work supports the Council’s management of its supplier relationships. Businesses specialising in spend analysis, public-sector benchmarking or procurement intelligence may find the subject matter relevant.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Oxygen Finance Limited. The Council used a selective procedure to make a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 21 July 2026, and the award was made on 28 July 2026. The estimated procurement value was £60,000; the awarded value is also £60,000. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The published information does not set out a separate evaluation basis or a division into lots. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. These details describe the outcome and route used for this specific purchase; the contract is not an opportunity to submit a bid.

For suppliers that did not win, this award shows that Walsall Council buys intelligence to compare spending by other councils across categories and suppliers, and to identify commissioners with whom it could collaborate on supplier management. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to provide useful comparative public-sector spend insight and identify potential opportunities for joint supplier management. The requirement is marked as suitable for SMEs, so smaller specialist providers may be relevant competitors. The work is focused on spend intelligence for Walsall’s third-party expenditure and supplier relationships; businesses whose offer does not cover this kind of analysis are less closely aligned. No particular accreditation, named platform or technical specification is stated.

## Notice

To continue to deliver savings and better value from its third party spend there is a requirement for Walsall Council to improve and increase its knowledge of public sector spend. The requirement is to more fully understand how other Councils are spending their money with regards to categories & suppliers and in addition information to identify other commissioners with whom we can collaborate, to jointly manage a supplier more effectively than we can in isolation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f33c9bf-7410-4888-8c7e-4150e25c75a7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £60,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Walsall Council |
| Locality | WALSALL |
| Postcode area | Walsall |
| Postcode | WS1 1TP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG38 Walsall |
| Local authority | Walsall |
| Electoral ward | St Matthew's |
| Westminster constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OXYGEN FINANCE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 09:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f33c9bf-7410-4888-8c7e-4150e25c75a7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f33c9bf-7410-4888-8c7e-4150e25c75a7
  5th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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