How do I win a data or database contract in the UK public sector?

Two ways in. Search public and private portals for live data tenders, or move earlier: read buyer IT strategy documents and digital roadmaps to catch the buying signal before a tender opens. Many data contracts run as call-offs against existing frameworks such as G-Cloud rather than as standalone lots, so a renewal or platform refresh can appear with little notice.

What does a data tender actually cover?

Database platforms, data warehouse builds, analytics services and data centre hosting, mostly. A notice titled around a database almost always means the software and management service behind it, not the records inside it. Contracts range from a single university licence renewal to multi-lot, multi-year data warehouse transformation programmes across central government.

What CPV codes are used for data procurement?

Data maps to CPV codes 72320000 (Database services), 72300000 (Data services) and 48600000 (Database and operating software package), alongside general IT services codes for the consultancy and development work that usually accompanies a data contract.

How current is Stotles' coverage of data tenders?

Data tenders sit inside the same live feed as every other UK public sector category. Platform-wide, Stotles adds 0 new notices a week and tracks 2,135 tenders open right now.

Is this the same as an NHS procurement database or a defence contracts database?

No. Those phrases usually describe a register of who won what, not a database technology contract. This page covers notices where buyers, including NHS trusts and the Ministry of Defence, are procuring database platforms, data warehouses and analytics services, not directories of contract awards.

Data Contracts and Tenders

See open data tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Buyers here are procuring database platforms, data warehouse builds, analytics services and data centre hosting, not raw datasets. Councils renew database subscriptions and software licences. NHS trusts commission clinical databases and analytics platforms. Central government runs data warehouse transformation programmes spanning multiple lots and multi-year call-offs.

1,357 data-related notices are tracked on Stotles to date, with 712 already awarded and 97 at pre-tender stage.

1,339 results

Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2020
Data Engineering- Data Services and Analytics
Home OfficeClosing 27 January 2020
Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2020
Data Platform Services - Platform Requirements
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)GBP 6,000,000Closing 27 January 2020
Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2020
Data Platform Services - Data Acquisition, Preparation and Management
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)GBP 9,500,000Closing 27 January 2020
Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2020
Data Platform Services - Data Acquisition, Preparation and Management
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)GBP 9,500,000Closing 27 January 2020
Closed tenderPublished 13 January 2020
Data Engineering- Data Services and Analytics
Home OfficeClosing 27 January 2020
Closed tenderPublished 10 January 2020
Provision SQL Training
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustClosing 24 January 2020
Awarded contract
NaBIS Database Update Developer
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Wininfo LimitedGBP 45,000Awarded 6 January 2020
Expired contract
Town Centre WiFi
Great Yarmouth Borough CouncilSupplier(s) ElephantWiFiGBP 52,400Awarded 7 January 2020Expiring 31 December 2025
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 23 December 2019
email Marketing and Selfserve Business Services
Royal MintClosing 31 January 2020Data analysis services
Expired contract
Data Warehouse Improvements Partner
NHS Business Services AuthoritySupplier(s) Rittman Mead Consulting LtdGBP 1,400,000Awarded 6 December 2019Expiring 5 December 2022IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Expired contract
Annual Maintenance Contribution to LCR Data Warehouse
Wirral Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Oxford Computer ConsultantsGBP 25,000Awarded 4 December 2019Expiring 3 November 2024
Awarded contract
ITPD0337 Data Science Expenditure
National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) Amey OW LtdGBP 1,927,000Awarded 16 December 2019
Awarded contract
ClwydAlyn Customer Portal
ClwydAlyn HousingSupplier(s) VERSEONE GROUP LTDGBP 90,810Awarded 16 December 2019
Closed tenderPublished 16 December 2019
RN Personnel Data and Information Exploitation Programme
Royal Air Force Museum, Ministry of DefenceGBP/day 800Closing 23 December 2019
Expired contract
Software package and information systems
University of BirminghamSupplier(s) Version 1 Solutions LimitedGBP 4,600,000Awarded 24 September 2019Expiring 13 September 2021Procurement software package
Closed tenderPublished 13 December 2019
Microsoft BI Consultancy
Leeds City CouncilClosing 20 December 2019
Expired contract
Contract for Cloud ERP Managed Service for the University of Birmingham
University of BirminghamSupplier(s) Version 1 Solutions LimitedGBP 4,600,000Awarded 24 September 2019Expiring 28 February 2021Software package and information systems
Closed tenderPublished 10 December 2019
Data Warehouse and Data Portal Support
Office of Rail and RoadGBP 45,000Closing 3 January 2020IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Expired contract
Research Management System
University of ExeterSupplier(s) Worktribe Limited, Digital Science & Research Solutions, IncGBP 1,436,000Awarded 19 July 2019Expiring 3 March 2019System management software package
Awarded contract
Research Management System
University of ExeterSupplier(s) Worktribe Limited, Digital Science & Research Solutions, IncAwarded 27 November 2019Document management system

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about database contract, database management, data analytics services, data analytics platform, data warehouse, data centre contracts in the UK public sector.

How do I win a data or database contract in the UK public sector?
Two ways in. Search public and private portals for live data tenders, or move earlier: read buyer IT strategy documents and digital roadmaps to catch the buying signal before a tender opens. Many data contracts run as call-offs against existing frameworks such as G-Cloud rather than as standalone lots, so a renewal or platform refresh can appear with little notice.
What does a data tender actually cover?
Database platforms, data warehouse builds, analytics services and data centre hosting, mostly. A notice titled around a database almost always means the software and management service behind it, not the records inside it. Contracts range from a single university licence renewal to multi-lot, multi-year data warehouse transformation programmes across central government.
What CPV codes are used for data procurement?
Data maps to CPV codes 72320000 (Database services), 72300000 (Data services) and 48600000 (Database and operating software package), alongside general IT services codes for the consultancy and development work that usually accompanies a data contract.
How current is Stotles' coverage of data tenders?
Data tenders sit inside the same live feed as every other UK public sector category. Platform-wide, Stotles adds 0 new notices a week and tracks 2,135 tenders open right now.
Is this the same as an NHS procurement database or a defence contracts database?
No. Those phrases usually describe a register of who won what, not a database technology contract. This page covers notices where buyers, including NHS trusts and the Ministry of Defence, are procuring database platforms, data warehouses and analytics services, not directories of contract awards.

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