Provision of Critical Minerals Data

Official notice

Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£14,740published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to S&P Global Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Subscription for DESNZ critical minerals team and analysts. This includes monthly reports, data updates, and forecasts on critical mineral markets. This subscription enables access to several unique datasets that do not exist elsewhere. These datasets include a number of economics, mapping and ownership tools. These resources are invaluable for tracking, which plays a critical role in assessing potential risks to supply chains.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79310000 Market research 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Apr 2025, 12:49 BST
Last source update: 10 Apr 2025, 12:49 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-014267
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050086 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
10 Apr 2025, 12:49 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £14,7401 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
S&P Global Limited	£14,740 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · S&P Global Limited
Signed
28 Mar 2025
Value
£14,740
Period
1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Buyer may extend the Contract for an additional period of one year by giving not less than 10 Working Days’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date (as may be modified by any extension). The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period. The price for any extension to the Contract shall be substantially similar to the annual charges for the initial period subject to indexation. This extension will be processed through the department's appropriate modification process.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDHQ-2163-WYMH 55 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2HPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

S&P GlobalAwarded supplier 25 Ropemaker Street, London, London, EC2Y 9LYContact email

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 Tender10 Apr 2025, 12:49 BST