Service market

Company data contracts

UK public sector · 84 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
84
Last 12 months
Median contract
£73k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£14.7m
77 of 80 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
48
Suppliers
40

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most company data contracts took 49% of them (41 of 84).
  • The median contract, £73k, is 33% below the median across it & software contracts (£110k).
  • London had the most contracts: 36, or 43% of the total.

Who buys company data

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Department for Business and Trade10 contracts
  2. 2Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)6 contracts
  3. 3UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)4 contracts
  4. 4Financial Conduct Authority3 contracts
  5. 5British Business Bank3 contracts
  6. 6The Pensions Regulator3 contracts
  7. 7Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 contracts
  8. 8NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED2 contracts
  9. 9University of Edinburgh2 contracts
  10. 10UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED2 contracts

Top company data contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Moody's13 contracts
  2. 2Dun & Bradstreet11 contracts
  3. 3S&P Global7 contracts
  4. 4PitchBook6 contracts
  5. 5Beauhurst4 contracts
  6. 6Experian3 contracts
  7. 7Business Funding Research Ltd3 contracts
  8. 8COMPANY WATCH LIMITED3 contracts
  9. 9Jisc3 contracts
  10. 10Beauhurst (Business Funding Research Ltd)2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

24Q4 2025*23Q1 202625Q2 202612Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 75 · Scotland 6 · Wales 3

London36South West8Scotland6South East5Yorkshire and The Humber4North East3West Midlands3Wales3North West1East Midlands1UK-wide or not stated14

What is included

Databases and data feeds on companies: financials, ownership, firmographics, private capital deals and supplier classification.

  • Company financial databases (FAME, Orbis)
  • Company intelligence platforms (DueDil)
  • Private capital market data (PitchBook)
  • Dun and Bradstreet data for supplier classification

What is not included

  • Market prices, credit ratings and default data (it.data.financial-market-and-credit-data)
  • Consumer and area data (it.data.geodemographic-and-consumer-data)
  • Market research reports (it.data.market-research-and-intelligence-data)

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