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title: "Blacklight Technology Partners (BTP) - S3 Partners Short interest data"
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# Blacklight Technology Partners (BTP) - S3 Partners Short interest data

Buyer: BANK OF ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5d300cf0-6806-4ff7-b1d8-4e1db22cf6f9

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## Summary

The Bank of England procured specialist financial market data services from S3 Partners to provide additional metrics for its Market Data dashboard. The requirement centres on short interest data, meaning information about securities that have been borrowed and sold short, and the associated metrics needed for dashboard presentation and analysis. It is classified as software and information systems, but the main procurement category is services. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Bank of England, based at Threadneedle Street, London. The requirement is relevant to providers of institutional financial data, market intelligence, securities lending or short-selling analytics, and firms able to supply structured data suitable for integration into a financial dashboard.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to S3 Partners on 7 July 2026. The awarded value is £31,813. The contract runs from 8 July 2026 to 7 July 2027. It was conducted as a direct procurement using a single tender action below the threshold, rather than an open competition. The tender submission deadline was 7 July 2026 at 5pm. S3 Partners is the selected supplier, with an active award recorded against the requirement. The process was treated as a services procurement and the stated suitability assessment did not identify it as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This procurement demonstrates demand from the Bank of England for specialist short interest data and additional market metrics that can be incorporated into an institutional Market Data dashboard. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable requirements would need authoritative, current financial market data, particularly coverage of short positions or securities lending activity, together with clearly defined metrics and reliable data delivery. Technical capability to provide structured, machine-readable information and support integration into an existing dashboard would be important. Credible providers are likely to have established financial-data products, market expertise and the operational capacity to support a central bank’s analytical systems. The outcome also indicates that the buyer used a focused, specialist procurement route and selected an established large data provider.

## Notice

Procurement of additional metrics to display in Market Data dashboard

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3abb0e87-29bd-45ef-bc05-62709cca0e41 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Jul 2026 - 7 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £31,813 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £31,813 |
| 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 | BANK OF ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2R 8AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Walbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | S3 Partners |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 15:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3abb0e87-29bd-45ef-bc05-62709cca0e41

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3abb0e87-29bd-45ef-bc05-62709cca0e41
  6th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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