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Published 8 Sept 2026, 21:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Banking and Custodian Services

Official notice

Authority: British Business Bank (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £500k / year · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 3 Jan 2030 · up to 3 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The British Business Bank (The Bank) is seeking a single supplier for the implementation and ongoing delivery of banking and custody services. The services will support the safekeeping, settlement, asset servicing, reporting, valuation and, where required, securities financing of Asset Backed Securities (ABS), Tier 2 securities and other listed debt instruments required by the Bank’s evolving programme suite.

The objectives are to protect the Bank’s assets, maintain effective operational control, enable timely and accurate settlement and asset servicing, support relevant primary-market and securities-financing activity (if required), and ensure compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and institutional custody standards.

The Bank’s investment and programme requirements may evolve during the Contract Term. The Supplier shall be capable of supporting additional listed debt instruments and related custody services where agreed.

The pricing schedule submitted as part of this tender is based on the Bank's current portfolio position (asset, volumes and transaction levels) as at the date of this notice. Tenderers should note that the underlying asset portfolio and associated service volumes/transactions are anticipated to increase over the term of the contract as the Bank's programme suite evolves.

Accordingly, the Bank reserves the right to vary the contract, including the pricing schedule, during its term to reflect growth in the portfolio and transaction volumes. Any such variation will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

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CPV: Custody services · Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 3 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: British Business Bank proposes to enter into a Contract for a period of four (4) years with an optional one (1) year extension, Maximum term being five (5) years

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Various quality: 45%
  • Price: 45%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Various quality: Quality questions
  • Social Value: Social value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Sept 2026, 21:10 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 21:10 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Nov 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085141
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Custody servicesFinancial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f51a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Sept 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published48 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 21:10 BST
  2. Clarification questions by26 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline19 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Today
    26 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 21 days
    16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 69 days
    4 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 21:10 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

British Business Bank Plc

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGTM-8337-GYXM Steel City House,, Sheffield,, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2GQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender