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In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£1,500,000Add to pipeline

Structured Guarantees

Awarded to Five Sigma Finance Limited

British Business Bank(buyer)

Published
Published 17 November 2025
Deadline
Closed 22 December 2025
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Overview

The British Business Bank has awarded a contract to Five Sigma Finance Limited for £1.5 million to develop a technology solution for managing the Structured Guarantees programmes (ENABLE Guarantees and ENABLE Build), which provide government-backed guarantees to encourage lenders to increase lending to UK SMEs and smaller housebuilders. The work involves interpreting complex legal transaction documents, translating them into automated rules, and creating a platform accessible to the BBB, lenders, and calculation agents to streamline reporting and portfolio management currently performed manually in Excel. The solution will standardize data collection and validation across multiple lenders and transaction types to reduce operational inefficiencies and risk exposure.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£1,500,000
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
17 November 2025
Questions by
3 December 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Portfolio management servicesFinancial market operational servicesData-processing servicesComputer support and consultancy services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1,500,000
Award date
24 March 2026
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2031
Contract length
5 years
Bids received
3
Winner
  • Five Sigma Finance Limited

This contract ends on 31 March 2031.

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About the winner

Five Sigma Finance Limited

Based in
London
Public contracts won
1
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

3

2 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Financial and insurance services drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 21% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Quality and Presentations60%
  • Price30%
  • Social Value10%

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Market context

Typical award in Financial and insurance services

£120,000

Median of 2,335 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 12.5× the median.

British Business Bank in the last 12 months

51

contracts awarded, worth £89,927,713 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    27 May 2026

  2. Contract

    24 March 2026

  3. Tender Update

    3 December 2025

  4. Tender Update

    19 November 2025

  5. Contract Notice

    17 November 2025

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