AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cardiff University has awarded and signed a contract with DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED for a financial due-diligence checking solution. The software will provide immediate access to UK and international credit reports to support assessments of funders, subcontractors and collaborators.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED under a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
Market significanceThe contract has a published net value of £40,026 and gross value of £48,031.20 over a three-year term. It concerns financial information systems for university research-service due diligence.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,026 net; £48,031.20 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies Dun & Bradstreet as supplier. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED (company number 00160043). The single associated contract records the published values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence13 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-13.
Contract period
99% confidence13 August 2026 to 12 August 2029
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-08-13 to 2029-08-12.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£40,026
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Contract 1 value.amount is 40026 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£48,031.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 48031.2 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidencePublished at contract level for the sole award and supplier
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which has one named supplier and one related lot.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-13.
Contract start
99% confidence13 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-13.
Contract end
99% confidence12 August 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-08-12.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T08:51:41+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceFinancial due-diligence checking software with immediate access to UK and international credit reports
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The description states that TRS requires software providing immediate access to credit reports for UK and international organisations.
Business use
96% confidenceAssessment of financial and reputational risk relating to funders, subcontractors and collaborators, including decisions supporting contractual payment clauses
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The description says TRS undertakes due diligence of external organisations and requires understandable reports to support decisions on contractual payment clauses.
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 48812000 — Financial information systems
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The award item carries CPV 48812000 with description "Financial information systems".
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKL22
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The award item specifies a delivery address in region UKL22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive bidding information supplied
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The notice states the procurement was without competition and does not publish bidder numbers, evaluation criteria or scores.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The stated period is 13 August 2026 to 12 August 2029.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values published
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The contract records amount of £40,026 and amountGross of £48,031.20.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo — below threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false; the procedure detail also states below threshold.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model signal
96% confidenceA three-year, single-supplier arrangement for credit-report access
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One supplier is associated with one award and one contract spanning 13 August 2026 to 12 August 2029.
Demand signal
97% confidenceThe buyer requires reports that are accessible immediately and easy to understand for operational due-diligence decisions
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The requirement description requests immediate access to UK and international credit reports that are easy to understand.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThis requirement was sourced directly below threshold without competition
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The procedure is stated as direct and "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available
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The supplier verification workflow matched source name "Dun & Bradstreet" to DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED, company number 00160043.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value fields are empty.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No evaluation criteria, scores, bid prices or award rationale are included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award date is not supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The notice does not publish bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdowns or reasons for selecting the supplier.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are supplied; the August 2029 re-procurement horizon is only a date-based estimate.
- Information on contract performance, subsequent modifications and termination rights is not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cardiff UniversityDUN & BRADSTREET LIMITEDfinancial due diligence checkercredit reportsfinancial information systemspublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Cardiff University's Financial Due Diligence Checker contract?
DUN & BRADSTREET LIMITED, verified as company number 00160043.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £40,026 excluding VAT and £48,031.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It runs from 13 August 2026 to 12 August 2029.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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