AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Infected Blood Compensation Authority published an award notice for a data research subscription. The active award names GARTNER U.K. LIMITED (Companies House number 02266016); the source notice names the supplier as “Gartner Research Services”. The stated award value is £91,800, with an option for up to a further 12 months for £91,800.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to GARTNER U.K. LIMITED under a selective framework call-off.
Market significanceThis is a £91,800 research-platform subscription award, with a stated potential extension that could take the total potential value to £183,600.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GARTNER U.K. LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-724052eb-07f6-451d-b1df-791318acbaa6-1 · 91800 GBP · active
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The award names source supplier “Gartner Research Services” with GB-COH identifier 02266016. Supplier verification matches that company number to GARTNER U.K. LIMITED; the award value is £91,800.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document identify an awarded contract notice.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-724052eb-07f6-451d-b1df-791318acbaa6-1 has status “active”.
Contract documentation
94% confidenceA document classified as “contractSigned” is listed; no signature date is supplied.
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Award documents include document id 2 with documentType “contractSigned”.
VALUES
Published values explained
Stated award value
99% confidence£91,800
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The award value is GBP 91,800.
Potential value including stated extension option
97% confidenceUp to £183,600
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The tender maximum value is £183,600 and the award description permits a further 12 months for £91,800. This is potential value, not confirmed spend.
Extension option value
99% confidence£91,800
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Award description: “additional option permitted for extension of up to 12 months for a further £91,800”.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-16T15:49:12+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period start date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Award and tender contract period end date is 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Tender period end date is 2026-09-15T00:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceAccess to a research platform for analysis and networking supporting data leadership, strategy and outcomes across IBCA’s digital and data space.
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Process and tender description.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is “services”.
CPV classification
99% confidence48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Primary CPV classification in the tender data.
Delivery location
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurement method are “selective”.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Published contract period start and end dates.
Extension provision
99% confidenceOption for up to 12 further months for £91,800
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Award description explicitly states the extension option and value.
Extension exercise
99% confidenceUnknown; the notice records an option only.
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No evidence supplied that the extension has been exercised.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe published data indicates a one-year subscription with a priced, optional extension of up to one year.
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Initial contract period is one year; award description states a further 12-month option for £91,800.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe £91,800 award value is attributable to the single recorded award and supplier; no lots are published.
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One award lists one supplier and £91,800; lot data is absent.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier naming discrepancy handled
99% confidenceThe source notice calls the supplier “Gartner Research Services”, while company-number verification identifies GARTNER U.K. LIMITED. The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
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Supplier verification reports a company-number match for 02266016 and nameMismatch=true.
No lot breakdown
99% confidenceNo lot titles or allocations are supplied.
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Lots are empty and the award contains no lot IDs.
Unpublished competition and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and confirmed extension exercise.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name: the notice uses “Gartner Research Services”, while verification identifies GARTNER U.K. LIMITED for the same company number.
- No lot structure, lot-level scope or lot-value allocation is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown and signature date.
- The notice describes an extension option but does not confirm that it has been exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Infected Blood Compensation AuthorityGARTNER U.K. LIMITEDGartner Research Servicesdata research subscriptionframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the IBCA data research subscription award?
GARTNER U.K. LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02266016. The source notice uses the name “Gartner Research Services”.
What is the published award value?
The stated award value is £91,800. An option of up to 12 further months for another £91,800 is described.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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