---
title: "UK Equity On-line Data Portal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ef3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "British Business Bank"
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# UK Equity On-line Data Portal

Buyer: British Business Bank  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ef3

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## Summary

British Business Bank procured a UK SME equity-deals database and related data services to support its analysis of venture capital and equity finance. The requirement covers detailed information on deals, companies and investors, access to an online data platform, quarterly transfers of the underlying dataset in CSV or Excel, and rights to publish the data in the Bank’s reports. An API feed provides deal and company data for matching the Bank’s portfolio companies, internal monitoring and UK Government Industrial Strategy reporting. The data supports the Bank’s annual Small Business Finance Markets, Equity Tracker and Nations & Regions Tracker publications. The work serves a UK-wide need; the contract was awarded to Business Funding Research Ltd trading as Beauhurst, based in London.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. British Business Bank awarded the contract to Business Funding Research Ltd trading as Beauhurst through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 20 October 2026 and runs from 22 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £169,700 excluding VAT (£203,640 including VAT). The requirement was procured as one lot. The published procurement information describes the database and services but gives no separate scoring or evaluation basis; the award was made without a competitive process.

For suppliers of business intelligence, financial datasets or data platforms, this award shows demand for a specialist, comprehensive UK SME equity-deals resource rather than a generic software package. A credible competitor would need detailed, reliable coverage of deals, companies and investors, an accessible online platform, and the ability to provide quarterly underlying datasets in usable spreadsheet formats. The requirement also calls for an API capable of supporting portfolio-company matching and internal monitoring, alongside rights for the buyer to reproduce data in its research publications. Suppliers need to serve both analytical publication work on venture capital and equity finance trends and operational government reporting needs. The direct, non-competitive route used here is relevant to how this buyer sourced the requirement; future competitors should be prepared to demonstrate a close fit with the Bank’s specific data and reporting needs.

## Notice

For the provision of a comprehensive database of UK SME equity deals, including detailed information on deals, companies and investors. The data will be used as the key source for the Bank's annual Small Business Finance Markets, Equity Tracker and Nations & Regions Tracker publications, which both cover recent trends in venture capital and equity finance in the UK. The requirement includes access to an online data platform, a quarterly transfer of the underlying UK deal dataset (in CSV/Excel format) and publishing rights to include the data in Bank reports. It also includes access to deal/company data via an API feed for matching the Bank's portfolio companies for internal monitoring and Industrial Strategy reporting required by HMG.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100466-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £169,700 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | British Business Bank |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2GQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Business Funding Research Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 13:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100466-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100466-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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