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Transparency Notice for Provision of Orbis and Fame Licences

Department for Business & Trade

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Business & Trade

Buyer Address: Old Admiralty Building, London, UKI32, SW1A 2DY, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Commercial DDaT

Contact Email: Commercialddat@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
193416.0 GBP
Published
21 Jan 2026, 14:30
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
27 Dec 2025, 00:00
Contract End
26 Dec 2026, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
48600000 - Database and operating software package
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Moody's Analytics
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The provision of 26 Fame and 6 Orbis licences for various teams within the Department.

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: Provision of Fame and Orbis Licences

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