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title: "GB-Sheffield: Biotech intelligence platform"
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# GB-Sheffield: Biotech intelligence platform

Buyer: BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-635dbbb9-2e91-4dda-b3ce-6b34114b6c99

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## Summary

British Business Bank Plc bought a specialist biotechnology intelligence platform. It provides financial data and metrics on major mergers and acquisitions in the biotechnology sector, alongside editorial analysis of current industry trends. This is a business intelligence software service, for users seeking insight into biotech deals and market developments. The buyer is the British Business Bank, a development bank wholly owned by the UK Government; the work is associated with its Sheffield operations. The requirement is for access to a focused intelligence product combining deal information with industry commentary, rather than a general-purpose business intelligence system.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to BioCentury Inc. on 13 April 2026. The award value is £37,500. The contract runs from 30 April 2026 to 29 April 2028. The tender deadline was 29 April 2026. The procurement method is recorded as “Other – Not Disclosed”; the award evaluation basis is not stated. The requirement was treated as a single service, with no separate lots described. The buyer indicated that the opportunity was not suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. BioCentury Inc. is the selected supplier; the published outcome does not provide a breakdown of competing bids or further selection criteria.

For suppliers competing for this buyer’s future biotech intelligence requirement, the award demonstrates demand for a specialist platform that brings together financial details and metrics on significant biotechnology mergers and acquisitions with editorial coverage of industry trends. A credible competitor would need to provide both structured, useful deal intelligence and informed analysis of developments across the biotech sector, rather than offering generic business data alone. The selected provider is a large supplier, and the buyer marked the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that this particular service was positioned beyond those supplier groups. Businesses with established access to relevant transaction data and the editorial expertise to interpret sector developments would be best placed to match the requirement when it returns to market.

## Notice

Niche biotech intelligence platform, providing deal financials/metrics of key M&A in the space and also editorial thought pieces of ongoing industry trends. Additional information: British Business Bank Plc, registered in England and Wales, registration number 08616013, registered office Steel City House, West Street, Sheffield, S1 2GQ, a development bank wholly owned by the HM Government. It and its subsidiaries are not banking institutions and do not operate as such. With the exception of BBB Investment Services Limited they are not authorised or regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority or the Financial Conduct Authority. BBB Investment Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. A complete legal structure chart for the group can be found at www.british-business-bank.co.uk.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18ec1fd2-b21a-40e5-9f6d-3ca72441c6b7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Not Disclosed |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2026 - 29 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £37,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £37,500 |
| 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 | BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2GQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BioCentury Inc. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48482000 - Business intelligence software package

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18ec1fd2-b21a-40e5-9f6d-3ca72441c6b7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18ec1fd2-b21a-40e5-9f6d-3ca72441c6b7
  5th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1071445035
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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