Buyer profile · Central government

British Business Bank tenders and contracts

Yorkshire and the HumberSheffield,Website

Official name on notices: British Business Bank Plc

Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
33
To 32 different suppliers
Value awarded
£12.4m
29 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£94k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Banking and Custodian Services

    UK-wideFinancial services and insurance

    Open8 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.5mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Legal Case Management System (CMS)

    UK-wideIT services and software, Legal services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. Enterprise Fraud and Financial Crime Tooling

    UK-wideAccountancy and audit

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business

    UK-wideIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £700kestimated
  4. Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £700kestimated
  5. ENABLE Funding - Back Office Eligibility Checks

    UK-wideIT services and software, Accountancy and audit

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £450kestimated
  6. Value not stated
  7. Digital Experience Platform

    UK-wideComputer hardware, IT services and software

    UpcomingExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £3.5mestimated
  8. Contact and Pipeline Management for Investments Business

    UK-wideIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £700kestimated
  9. Design and Delivery of a Train-the-Trainer Service for the Diverse Angel Syndicates Programme

    UK-wideFinancial services and insurance, Training

    UpcomingExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £200kestimated
  10. Engineering Framework

    UK-wideIT services and software

    Upcoming6 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £12.3mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Media WorksSME£4.23m
    1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. I3works LtdSME£304k
    2 contracts
  6. 3 contracts
  7. 1 contract
  8. AON£173k
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)24%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)41%
  • Direct award (no competition)35%
Based on 34 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How British Business Bank has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 68% of central government buyers
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
24%
Lower than 61% of central government buyers
Based on 34 procurements
Won by small firms
53%
Higher than 50% of central government buyers
Based on 36 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3.5
Fewer than 51% of central government buyers
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
29%
Higher than 78% of central government buyers
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
35%
Lower than 62% of central government buyers
Based on 34 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most central government buyers
Based on 7 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Time to bid, 74 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days4
25–30 days31
30–35 days28
35–40 days7
40–45 days4
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 68 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids29
4–6 bids16
6–8 bids8
8–10 bids4
10–12 bids3
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 142 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%26
10–20%23
20–30%20
30–40%9
40–50%12
50–60%8
60–70%2
70–80%11
80–90%12
90–100%19
Won by small firms, 133 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%8
20–30%11
30–40%17
40–50%22
50–60%25
60–70%18
70–80%17
80–90%8
90–100%6

Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds British Business Bank.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Analysis and new structure for COO officeDeloitte LLP£165k21 Oct 2026

14 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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