# GovData

> GovData is a Warrington-based public sector procurement consultancy that helps UK businesses - especially SMEs - win and manage places on government frameworks and contracts. Its team of bid strategists finds the right frameworks, builds winning strategies, and manages bids from conception to submission across pillars including IT, professional services, people and buildings. GovData reports a 97% framework success rate and says it has helped clients access more than £120 billion in government contract value, drawing on over 30 years of combined experience working inside and alongside bodies such as Crown Commercial Service and NHS Shared Business Services.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Warrington, England, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Christian (Chris) Hugo (CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 50-60 employees (reported ~56)
- **Products:** Framework Submissions, Bid Management, Bid Writing, Bid Health Check, Managed Framework Services
- **Notable:** Reports a 97% framework success rate for clients., Says it has helped British businesses access over £120 billion in government contracts., Over 1,800 businesses have used GovData's services.

## Products & services

- **Framework Submissions** — End-to-end identification, preparation and submission of bids for places on UK public sector frameworks such as G-Cloud, Digital Outcomes and Specialists and NHS frameworks.
- **Bid Management** — Managing bids from conception to submission with a team of bid strategists, including planning, deadlines, compliance and quality control.
- **Bid Writing** — Professional tender and bid writing that answers procurement questions the way evaluators score them.
- **Bid Health Check** — A review service that assesses a draft or existing bid against framework requirements before submission.
- **Managed Framework Services** — Ongoing management of a client's presence on frameworks, including live deals, catalogue updates and contract management.
- **Contract Finding / Tender Consultancy** — Helping businesses find the right contracts, tenders and frameworks and build a winning public sector strategy.

## Achievements

- Reports a 97% framework success rate for clients.
- Says it has helped British businesses access over £120 billion in government contracts.
- Over 1,800 businesses have used GovData's services.
- Draws on 30+ years of combined public sector procurement experience.
- CEO Chris Hugo credited with helping win in excess of £40 billion of public sector contracts across industries.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Refreshed brand and website graphics organising services around four framework pillars: IT, professional services, people, and buildings & infrastructure.
- **2025-06** — Continued publishing guidance on finding the right frameworks and helping SMEs access government tenders.

## Links

- Website: https://govdata.co.uk
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/govdata
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/govdataltd
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/govdatalimited/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/govdataltd

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Last updated: 2026-07-14