---
title: "Open Banking Expo 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077a7c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Business and Trade"
published: "2026-09-25"
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# Open Banking Expo 2026

Buyer: Department for Business and Trade  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a7c

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade commissioned event services to secure and deliver its presence at Open Banking Expo 2026. The work supports the department’s Smart Data team to engage stakeholders, gather insights, test policy and governance approaches, identify use cases, and build advocacy across sectors aligned with government Smart Data priorities. The listed service is event services (CPV 79952000). The event delivery location is not stated in the procurement data.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The department made a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Borough Bench Media Ltd was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 23 September to 14 October 2026. Its value is £15,000 excluding VAT (£18,000 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as one lot. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process details.

This award shows demand from the Department for Business & Trade for event delivery that gives its Smart Data team a platform to engage stakeholders and develop policy insight, governance approaches, use cases and cross-sector support for government priorities. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to demonstrate the ability to secure and deliver a relevant event presence, and to support substantive stakeholder engagement rather than simply provide event logistics. The appointed supplier is a small business, showing that the requirement was delivered by an SME at this scale. Suppliers with experience in event services and the capacity to work with a government policy team on stakeholder-facing activity would be well placed to compete for this buyer’s repeat requirement.

## Notice

Provision of services to secure and deliver a presence at Smart Data Expo, enabling BIST's Smart Data team to engage stakeholders, gather insights, test policy and governance approaches, identify use cases, and build advocacy across sectors aligned to the Government's Smart Data priorities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090971-2026 |
| 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 - 14 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Business and Trade |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2DY |
| 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 | Borough Bench Media Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79952000 - Event services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 12:49 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090971-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090971-2026
  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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