AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Essex County Council has awarded and signed a contract with DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED for an AI-driven finance analytics and risk-reporting tool. The tool is intended to help procurement track the financial strength and failure risk of contracted companies, market competitors, and parent and subsidiary entities.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED. The contract was signed on 15 October 2026 and runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2029.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £64,935 gross for a three-year financial-risk intelligence software service.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 64935 GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 64,935. There is one supplier and one linked award/contract in the notice.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The source identifies the notice as "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 15 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-15.
Contract term
99% confidence16 October 2026 to 15 October 2029
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-16 and endDate is 2029-10-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£64,935 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 64935, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and its sole named supplier.
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 names one supplier, DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-16.
Contract end
99% confidence15 October 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-10-15.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T19:51:51+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceAI-driven finance analytics and risk-reporting tool
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The title describes a "Dun and Bradstreet Risk Reporting Tool: AI driven Finance Analytics tool".
Intended use
98% confidenceTracking financial strength and risk of failure among contracted, competitor, parent and subsidiary companies
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The description states that Procurement will use the tool to track contracted, market competitor, parent and subsidiary companies' financial strength and risk of failure.
Service classification
98% confidenceFinancial analysis and accounting software development services (CPV 72212440)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 72212440 with this description.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKH3
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The award item lists a delivery address in region UKH3.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
98% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is recorded as "Below threshold - unknown".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation scores and selection rationale is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The stated period runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2029.
Above-threshold status
98% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false; the tender also states "Below threshold - unknown".
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial focus
97% confidenceThe purchase supports supplier and market financial-risk monitoring within procurement activity.
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The published description states that the tool will track financial strength and risk of failure across contracted, competitor, parent and subsidiary companies.
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot award
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The notice contains one award, one supplier, one lot and one linked contract.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value basis
99% confidenceThe £64,935 figure is explicitly recorded as gross.
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Contract 1 uses value.amountGross rather than a net value field.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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The lot record provides only ID 1 and status complete; title, description and value are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on the procurement route beyond "Below threshold - unknown" is not supplied in the published notice.
- Bidder numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores and reasons for award are not supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- No pricing breakdown beyond the gross contract value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Essex County CouncilDUN & BRADSTREET LIMITEDDun and Bradstreet Risk Reporting Toolfinancial risk reportingprocurement analyticspublic contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Essex County Council risk reporting tool contract?
DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED, company number 00160043.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £64,935.
When does the contract run?
It runs from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2029.
What is being purchased?
An AI-driven finance analytics and risk-reporting tool for monitoring financial strength and failure risk among relevant companies.
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