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title: "Research Services - Finance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f6c3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Research Services - Finance

Buyer: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6c3

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## Summary

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency procured finance research services: licences providing access to finance-related research resources and subscription content. The requirement was delivered across the United Kingdom. It was handled as a services procurement through a framework arrangement. The named requirement was “Research Services – Finance”, with the procurement classified as subscription services. The buyer is a public agency responsible for driver and vehicle standards, so the service supports access to external finance research rather than the delivery of physical goods, construction or operational transport services. The requirement was organised as a single lot, although that lot is recorded as cancelled while the associated award and contract are active. The selected supplier is Gartner, a large research and advisory business based in Egham.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. The contract was awarded to Gartner on 10 September 2026 for £260,000, and was signed on 9 September 2026. The contract is active; its stated value is £260,000. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, because the requirement was procured through an existing framework. The award basis was price. One bid was recorded for the requirement. The procurement status is complete. The award is active and relates to the finance research services requirement, while the associated lot is recorded as cancelled. No contract end date or duration is provided in the procurement data. The contract is held by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency.

This award indicates established public-sector demand for paid access to finance research resources at substantial organisational scale. Suppliers competing for similar work for the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency would need to provide a credible finance research subscription service, with dependable licensing and user access to relevant research content. The successful route was through a framework, so businesses would also need access to an appropriate public-sector framework or the ability to participate in one. The recorded evaluation focused on price, making clear and competitive subscription pricing important. Gartner’s selection shows that a large specialist research provider was considered capable of meeting the requirement. Relevant competitors are therefore likely to be established research, market-intelligence or advisory businesses with a broad finance information offering and the operational capacity to support a public agency.

## Notice

Licenses to access Finance resources

### Procurement Information

Procured through a framework

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085855-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £260,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS5 0DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Lawrence Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gartner UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 12:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085855-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/dvsa

## Provenance

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