Awarded contract

D&B Data Blocks Match & Append Files

Details

Value
£25,978
Topic
Information technology services
Published
27 March 2026

Tender description

As a government department, we are required to publish our annual targets for spend with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). To ensure we can report this information accurately, we have established a contract with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), who provide specialist services to classify our suppliers against these categories.<br/>D&B was selected through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G‑Cloud framework. In line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015), a direct award was made for this below threshold procurement as 'competition is absent for technical reasons'. Lot 1: As a government department, we are required to publish our annual targets for spend with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). To ensure we can report this information accurately, we have established a contract with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), who provide specialist services to classify our suppliers against these categories.<br/>D&B was selected through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G‑Cloud framework. In line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015), a direct award was made for this below threshold procurement as 'competition is absent for technical reasons'.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date27 February 2026
  2. Completed: Award published27 March 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

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