---
title: "SME Finance Monitoring"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0679bd"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEVELOPMENT BANK OF WALES"
published: "2026-05-05"
---

# SME Finance Monitoring

Buyer: DEVELOPMENT BANK OF WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0679bd

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## Summary

The Development Bank of Wales has completed a procurement process for the project titled "SME Finance Monitoring." This contract, awarded through a non-competitive direct award method, aims to provide insights into how Welsh SMEs perceive and utilise financial resources. The bank has engaged Ipsos Mori UK Limited, signalling the award's status as active as of 5th May 2026. This project focuses on the services industry, particularly data services, and is based in Wales, United Kingdom. The contract is scheduled to run from 1st May 2026 to 30th April 2027, with potential renewals extending up to 29th April 2029.

Business opportunities arising from this tender include the potential for SMEs specialising in data services to benefit from enhancing survey methodologies and data processing that align with the bank’s requirements. Organisations with expertise in longitudinal market research and those capable of maintaining the integrity of existing datasets are well-suited to similar future opportunities. Particularly, firms able to handle large-scale surveys and those experienced in regional datasets might find avenues for growth in providing value-rich insights that support economic assessments and funding strategies in shifting market conditions.

## Notice

Following on from a published UK 5 and UK 6 notice DBW has entered into a contract for SME finance monitoring. The strategy team and Economic Intelligence Wales require a source of insight into how Welsh SMEs view, use and experience finance in a way which is comparable to a wider UK and regional dataset. This data should keep consistent sample sizes, question set and stratification to better track access to funding, growth ambitions and business performance through shifting economic conditions. This data must have the quality and repeatability for authoritative and reliable use which requires sufficient samples into sub-questions on finance uses. A key test of this is the use of datasets by our peers. Previously, the SME Finance Monitor has fulfilled this need. SME Finance Monitor is the largest quarterly survey in Wales without requirement for accredited researchers and project authorisation to access the granular data. Over the year, we will have access to a sample of 1,000 SMEs in Wales compared to the 500 typically achieved in the UK Government's Longitudinal Business Survey. The instruction from DBW to the Consultants for these specific services relating to the service is as follows: a) Include "Development Bank of Wales" as a response option to an existing survey question for SMEs in Wales according to eligibility criteria according to DBW's own guidelines indicated below. Employing up to 250 employees- Annual turnover not exceeding EUR50million Be located in Wales b) Provide DBW with the raw data tables, in Microsoft Excel format, at the half year and full year period for those SMEs within the eligibility criteria outlined above

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040944-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVELOPMENT BANK OF WALES |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IPOS MORI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72300000 - Data services

## Release History

- 5 May 2026 at 11:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040944-2026
- 15 Apr 2026 at 10:51 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034122-2026
- 31 Mar 2026 at 14:50 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029897-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040944-2026
  5th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034122-2026
  15th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029897-2026
  31st March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.developmentbank.wales
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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