Global Supply Chains Intelligence Programme- Auto Industry Domestic Supply Chain Data

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£220,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Catena.AI Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for Business and Trade will be awarding a contract for the provision of auto industry domestic supply chain data and supporting analysis support. This data will support the Global Supply Chain Intelligence Programme in further understanding domestic supply chain relationships in the UK

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

72300000 Data services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Jun 2026, 08:49 BST
Last source update: 21 Jul 2026, 12:42 BST
Authority reference: Project_5260
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-068679
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b671 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The Supplier holds internal domestic supply chain data on a variety of auto industry suppliers which the department requires as part of its Global Supply Chain Intelligence Programme, enabling the delivery of robust intelligence to support policy and operational decision-making. No other supplier has been identified that holds this specific company level data.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
17 Jun 2026, 08:49 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
17 Jun 2026, 08:58 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
21 Jul 2026, 12:42 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £220,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Catena.AI LtdSME30 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2027	£220,000	17 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Catena.AI LtdSME
Signed
2 Jul 2026
Value
£220,000
Period
3 Jul 2026 – 1 Jul 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business & Trade

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZJ-6312-QTTD Old Admiralty Building, London, London, SW1A 2DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Catena-AI LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDDP-7525-TGCQ Nine Hills Road, Hills Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 1GEContact email, phone
Catena.AI LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15947665GB-PPON: PDDP-7525-TGCQ Nine Hills Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 1GEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 Jul 2026, 12:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 08:58 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 08:49 BST