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Published 17 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST

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project_5357 - Provision of Critical Minerals Data- Electric Vehicle Related

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value £108,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DBT are procuring access to critical mineral datasets regarding electric vehicle related critical minerals.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
72300000 Data services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
Last source update
17 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
Authority reference
5357
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774ad

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £108,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Benchmark Mineral Intelligence LimitedSME

    Signed
    18 Aug 2026
    Value
    £108,000
    Period
    18 Aug 2026 — 18 Aug 2027 · up to 18 Aug 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Optional extesnion clause of up to 12 months if DBT wish to enact an extesnion.

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    17 Sept 2026, 15:32 BSTUK7

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 2DY
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender