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title: "Data for the Innovation Clusters Map"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077a40"
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published: "2026-09-25"
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# Data for the Innovation Clusters Map

Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a40

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology commissioned data services for its Innovation Clusters Map, a digital product developed by the department’s BIST team. The map identifies and visualises geographically concentrated businesses in key sectors that are actively engaged in research, development and innovation. Its purpose is to support the UK’s ambition to foster regional innovation and economic growth. The approach uses business locations to identify clusters organically, rather than defining them by administrative boundaries. The map concerns innovation clusters across the UK; no more specific place of delivery is stated.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Data City Innovations Ltd. It was a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2027. Its value is £70,000 excluding VAT (£84,000 including VAT). The procurement comprised one lot. The published information does not state a separate award date or describe evaluation criteria.

This award demonstrates demand from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for data services that help identify and visualise business clusters in research, development and innovation sectors. A credible supplier for a similar requirement would need to work with business-location data and turn it into a useful digital map, with an approach capable of identifying clusters without relying on administrative boundaries. Experience connecting business data to regional innovation and economic-growth analysis would be relevant to this specific requirement. Data City Innovations Ltd, recorded as an SME, was selected for this contract. The procurement was made directly without competition, so it does not establish a competitive evaluation basis or particular qualification requirements for suppliers.

## Notice

BIST has developed an externally facing digital product called The Innovation Clusters Map. The Map is a tool developed to support the UK's ambition to foster regional innovation and drive economic growth. It identifies and visualises geographically concentrated clusters of businesses in key sectors, focussing on clusters which are actively engaged in research, development and innovation. This data-driven method allows clusters to emerge organically based on where businesses are located, rather than being constrained by administrative boundaries.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090876-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 Sep 2026 - 22 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £70,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Data City |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72300000 - Data services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 10:44 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090876-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090876-2026
  25th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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