---
title: "Dun and Bradstreet Risk Reporting Tool: AI driven Finance Analytics tool"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0788f9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Essex County Council"
published: "2026-10-15"
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# Dun and Bradstreet Risk Reporting Tool: AI driven Finance Analytics tool

Buyer: Essex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788f9

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## Summary

Essex County Council procured a financial risk reporting and analytics service for its procurement function. The tool is intended to track the financial strength and risk of failure of companies with which the council contracts, as well as competitor companies and their parent and subsidiary businesses. This is a software-based financial analysis service, rather than a general accounting or procurement consultancy. The named buying organisation is Essex County Council, based in Chelmsford. The service is for the council’s procurement activity, with delivery recorded in the Essex area of England.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Dun & Bradstreet Limited. The council signed the contract on 15 October 2026; the award is recorded as active. The contract runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2029, with a gross value of £64,935. It was a below-threshold procurement, but the specific procedure is recorded as unknown. The requirement was handled as one lot, now complete. The published data does not state award criteria, so no evaluation basis can be reported. The contract is active and has not been reported as cancelled or terminated.

This award demonstrates Essex County Council’s demand for specialist financial risk analytics within procurement: a tool that can monitor contracted suppliers as well as market competitors and corporate parent and subsidiary relationships. A credible future competitor would need a financial information product with company-level coverage and the ability to assess financial strength and failure risk across connected businesses, presented in a form useful to procurement teams. The requirement is a focused software service for one council rather than a broad transformation programme, so suppliers with an established analytics platform and public-sector procurement use cases are the closest fit. The contract was awarded to an established large information-services supplier, indicating that delivery capability and dependable company data are relevant strengths for this requirement.

## Notice

Dun and Bradstreet Risk Reporting Tool: AI driven Finance Analytics tool used by Procurement to track contracted, market competitor, parent and subsidiary companies' financial strength and risk of failure.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097685-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Oct 2026 - 15 Oct 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £64,935 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Essex County Council |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Postcode area | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72212440 - Financial analysis and accounting software development services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 19:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097685-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097685-2026
  15th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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