AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
HM Revenue & Customs awarded MaxMind, Inc. a renewal for IP geolocation databases and related IP intelligence services for internal use. The published award value is £77,625, while the notice description states US$103,500 for the initial three-year term.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to MaxMind, Inc. The award record includes a document classified as a signed contract, but the supplied data does not provide the contract document’s contents.
Market significanceThis is a specialised software-data renewal under an existing end-user licence agreement, rather than an openly described competitive procurement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MaxMind, Inc.
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e4c66aee-329c-4d40-a70f-a1a9bbb107e9-1 · £77,625 GBP · active award
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The sole award names MaxMind, Inc. as supplier and states a value of 77,625 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete and award status active.
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Process display status is 'awarded'; tender status is 'complete'; award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-10.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-12T09:02:52+01:00.
Contract document indicator
95% confidenceA linked document is classified as 'contractSigned'; its contents were not supplied.
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Award documents include document id 2 with documentType 'contractSigned'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£77,625
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Award value amount: 77,625 GBP; tender minimum value is also 77,625 GBP.
Tender value
96% confidence£82,800
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Tender value amount: 82,800 GBP.
Description-stated term value
95% confidenceUS$103,500
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Notice description states that the initial three-year term value is US$103,500.
Value reconciliation
98% confidenceThe supplied record reports both GBP and USD amounts without an exchange rate or explanation of their relationship.
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Award/tender monetary fields are in GBP; narrative description gives US$103,500.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
96% confidence27 August 2026, 16:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-08-27T16:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence5 September 2026 to 4 September 2029
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Tender and award contract period fields state 2026-09-05 to 2029-09-04.
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-12T09:02:52+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIP geolocation databases and associated IP intelligence services for HMRC internal use.
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Process and tender descriptions.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category: services.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48611000 — Database software package
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Tender classification.
Additional classifications
99% confidenceCPV 48612000 — Database-management system; CPV 48613000 — Electronic data management (EDM)
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Tender additionalClassifications.
Delivery location
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address countryName: United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceOther — Supplier EULA Renewal Amendment
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procurementMethodDetails: 'Other - Supplier EULA Renewal Amendment'.
Commercial route
98% confidenceRenewal of access under an existing End User Licence Agreement through a Seventh Amendment and Renewal Agreement.
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Notice description.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale beyond the renewal description is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceThree years, from 5 September 2026 to 4 September 2029.
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Notice description and contract period fields.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or option terms are stated in the supplied fields.
SME/VCSE flags
95% confidenceNot SME; not VCSE
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Tender suitability flags show sme=false and vcse=false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Incumbent-continuity signal
98% confidenceThe notice expressly describes continued access under an existing EULA and a Seventh Amendment and Renewal Agreement.
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Notice description.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe award amount should not be treated as directly comparable with the USD figure without a stated conversion basis.
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The record presents £77,625 as award value and US$103,500 in narrative text, with no exchange-rate information.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe Companies House workflow completed without finding a safe match for source-listed MaxMind, Inc.; the name is therefore unverified in this dataset.
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Supplier identity status: checked_unmatched; verified company name and number are null.
Currency inconsistency
99% confidenceGBP award and tender values differ from the USD term value stated in the narrative; no reconciliation is published.
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Structured values are £77,625 and £82,800; description states US$103,500.
Date ordering
99% confidenceThe published contract start date precedes the award date, and the notice was published later. The source does not explain this sequence.
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Contract start: 5 September 2026; award date: 10 September 2026; notice published: 12 October 2026.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are supplied.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Supplier identity is unverified: the completed Companies House workflow returned checked_unmatched for the source-listed supplier name, with no verified company name or number supplied.
- The source gives inconsistent or unreconciled monetary information: £77,625 award value, £82,800 tender value and US$103,500 in the description.
- The source does not explain why the published contract start precedes the award date or why the notice was published after both dates.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, other bidders, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown, award rationale beyond EULA renewal, extension terms and individual lot information.
- The content of the linked document classified as contractSigned was not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HMRCMaxMindIP geolocationIP intelligencedatabase softwareEULA renewalContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the HMRC MaxMind IP geolocation award?
The sole active award is listed to MaxMind, Inc. The supplied Companies House matching workflow did not identify a safe verified company match.
What is the value of the award?
The structured award value is £77,625. The notice description separately states US$103,500 for the initial three-year term, without explaining the currency relationship.
When does the published contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 4 September 2029.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.