# PS23372 - Business Growth - Alternatives to commercial lending in the SME business market

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DESNZ](/buyers/desnz/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [National Institute of Economic and Social Research](/contract-winners/national-institute-of-economic-and-social-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £187,252
- Award date: 17 January 2024
- Published: 15 March 2024
- Contract start: 19 December 2023
- Contract end: 31 January 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 274dee58-98d5-4271-bb16-d5cabffb367d-732385
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-946e3323-9dbe-438f-a885-40a254a67861

## Description

\*\*\*\*\* THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\*\*\* This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the RM6126 DPS Research & Insights Framework Brief Description of Requirement Economic research to consider how alternatives to existing transaction based lending decisions can address market gaps and how an analytical framework can be established to assess additional impacts

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/274dee58-98d5-4271-bb16-d5cabffb367d-732385)