---
title: "Provision of Specialised Critical Mineral Data"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077cae"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Business and Trade"
published: "2026-09-29"
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# Provision of Specialised Critical Mineral Data

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

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## Summary

The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) procured specialised critical-mineral datasets to support its work. The requirement is for data services (CPV 72300000), supplied as datasets rather than physical goods or works. The contract record identifies delivery in the United Kingdom; no more specific delivery location is stated. The procurement was arranged as a single lot, covering the supply of specialised critical-mineral data to DBT. This is a focused specialist data requirement for a central government department, rather than a general data-management or information-technology contract.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to The Project Blue Group Limited. DBT used a direct award below the procurement threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 20 August 2026 and runs from 20 August 2026 to 20 August 2027, with an option to extend by up to 12 months. The contract value is £130,000. The award is active and the contract is active. One lot was completed. The published procurement information gives no separate award date or evaluation criteria; the stated route was a direct award without competition.

For suppliers seeking to compete for similar DBT work, the award demonstrates demand for specialised critical-mineral datasets and a contract at modest scale, delivered through a direct award rather than an open competition. A credible provider would need access to relevant, reliable datasets and the capability to supply information tailored to DBT’s critical-minerals requirement. The selected supplier, The Project Blue Group Limited, is recorded as an SME, showing that this requirement was delivered by a small or medium-sized business. Suppliers with demonstrable subject expertise and the ability to provide usable specialist data would be best placed to meet a comparable requirement. The contract’s extension option also indicates that continuity of data provision is relevant to this buyer.

## Notice

The supply of specialised critical mineral datasets to DBT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091957-2026 |
| 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 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £130,000 |

## 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 | The Project Blue Group Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72300000 - Data services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 14:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091957-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091957-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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