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Published 10 Nov 2025, 12:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Mintel Databases (25-26) · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Intellectual Property Office (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£150,326published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Mintel Group Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a unique product. Mintel provide a database of pretty much all global products, including information like their ingredients and compositions.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

48610000 Database systems

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Nov 2025, 12:27 GMT
Last source update: 8 Dec 2025, 09:29 GMT
Authority reference: C3908
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-080437
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05dda1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Exclusive content with IP being owned by this supplier.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

5 Dec 2025 → 8 Dec 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends319 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published317 days ago
8 Dec 2025, 09:29 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025

Transparency notice published
10 Nov 2025, 12:27 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
25 Nov 2025, 12:56 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
6 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 Dec 2025, 09:29 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £150,3261 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Mintel Group LtdMintel Databases7 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2027	£150,326same award published again · counted once	7 Nov 2025standstill to 5 Dec 2025	Standstill
Mintel Group Ltd	£150,326 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Mintel Databases · Mintel Group Ltd
Signed
6 Dec 2025
Value
£150,326
Period
7 Dec 2025 – 31 Oct 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Intellectual Property Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTGR-5753-JZVM Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, NP10 8QQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mintel Group LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHHB-5995-TYWG Mintel House, 4 Playhouse Yard, , United Kingdom, London, London, EC4V 5EXContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Dec 2025, 09:29 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Nov 2025, 12:56 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender10 Nov 2025, 12:27 GMT