AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Derby City Council published an award notice for a G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 cloud-software call-off for a company information data platform supporting economic growth insight. The verified legal supplier is BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD, with Beauhurst stated as its trading name in the source.
Published outcomeThe source records an active award dated 29 September 2026 to BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD. The stated service period runs from 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Market significanceThis is a public-sector data-supply software call-off under G-Cloud 14. No reliable contract spend is published: the award value is recorded as £0.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-4ec4ea36-f07b-49c5-942a-a38a3e305682-1 · £0 recorded at award level; this should not be treated as confirmed contract spend. GBP · active
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Verified company name and number 07312969 supplied for award -1. Source supplier name is BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD (trading as Beauhurst).
BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD
75% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-4ec4ea36-f07b-49c5-942a-a38a3e305682-2 · £0 recorded at award level; no separate supplier or allocation is evidenced for this duplicate-looking award record. GBP · active
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Supplier dataset associates the same verified company number 07312969 with award -2, but the supplied OCDS award details list only award -1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published 9 October 2026
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Process published_at 2026-10-09T12:38:35+01:00; award notice document published 2026-10-09T12:33:16+01:00.
Award decision
95% confidenceActive award dated 29 September 2026
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Award ocds-b5fd17-4ec4ea36-f07b-49c5-942a-a38a3e305682-1 has status active and date 2026-09-29.
Stated service period
96% confidence30 September 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-09-30 and endDate 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Recorded award value
99% confidence£0
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Both supplied award rows show value_amount 0 GBP; the detailed OCDS award -1 also shows amount 0 GBP.
Actual contract value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No non-zero value, pricing schedule, ceiling, or payment information is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence28 September 2026, 23:59 BST
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Tender tenderPeriod.endDate is 2026-09-28T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence29 September 2026
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Both supplied award rows state 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Tender and detailed award contractPeriod startDate are 2026-09-30.
Stated contract end
98% confidence30 September 2027
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Tender and detailed award contractPeriod endDate are 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceCloud-based company information data platform providing business insight and intelligence to support economic growth
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Process and tender description.
Category
99% confidenceData supply services (CPV 72319000)
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Tender classification and supplied classifications list.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceDerby / East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Delivery addresses specify DE1 2FS and East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceG-Cloud 14 Framework, Lot 2 (Cloud Software) call-off
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Process description and procurementMethodDetails state call-off from a framework agreement; description names G-Cloud 14 Lot 2.
Procurement method
97% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod are selective.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid, invited-supplier, evaluation, score, or ranking data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceOne year based on the stated dates
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Stated period is 30 September 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal clause is supplied.
Execution status
97% confidenceAn active award is published; contract signature or execution is not evidenced.
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The source is an awarded contract notice and award status is active, but no signed-contract evidence is provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial interpretation
93% confidenceThe requirement concerns subscription-style cloud data and business intelligence capability procured through a government cloud framework.
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Description specifies a cloud-based data platform and G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 Cloud Software.
Spend transparency
98% confidencePublished data does not establish the commercial value because the award is recorded at £0.
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Award value is £0 and no further financial information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate or incomplete award representation
98% confidenceTwo active award rows are supplied, but detailed OCDS award content is available only for award -1. Both have the same date, value and supplier association.
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Top-level awards include IDs ending -1 and -2; details_json.awards includes only -1.
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source uses BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD (trading as Beauhurst), while the verified legal name is BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; company-number verification identifies BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD.
Published financial information
98% confidenceThe £0 award value may be a placeholder or non-price entry; actual contract spend is not supplied.
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All supplied award-value fields are 0 GBP, with no pricing detail.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied source contains two active award records but provides detailed award content only for award -1; the allocation or purpose of award -2 is not stated.
- The source records a £0 award value and does not publish actual contract value, pricing, ceiling, or payment data.
- Lot-level allocation and individual lot titles are not supplied.
- Information on bidders, bid counts, evaluation, award rationale and scores is not supplied in the published notice.
- No signed contract or execution evidence is supplied; publication of an active award does not establish signature.
- Extension, renewal and termination provisions are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Derby City CouncilBUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTDBeauhurstG-Cloud 14cloud softwarecompany information data platformdata supply services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
The verified legal supplier is BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD (company number 07312969). The source describes Beauhurst as its trading name.
What is the contract value?
The published award value is £0. No actual contract value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
When does the stated term end?
The published contract period ends on 30 September 2027.
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.