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Datadog

Financial Conduct Authority

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13 Aug 2026 at 08:24

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Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) procured a Datadog annual contract renewal to support its Cloud IPG. The requirement covers enterprise-grade infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and security logging, enabling the FCA to manage and secure its cloud estate. This is an IT services requirement covering software and related support, rather than a construction or physical supply contract. Delivery is associated with the FCA’s offices at 12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN. The work is categorised under IT services, including consulting, software development, internet and support. Businesses relevant to this requirement are cloud monitoring, observability, application performance and security logging providers, or technology resellers and support partners able to supply and support Datadog for an enterprise cloud environment.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 27 July 2026 to SOFTCAT LTD - FCA. It used a selective procedure through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender had an estimated value of £800,000, while the awarded value was £1,000,000. The awarded contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 12 July 2026. This was a single IT services requirement, with the tender record marking it as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The award is active, and the selected supplier is responsible for providing the Datadog capability to the FCA for the stated contract period.

For a supplier that did not secure this award, the procurement demonstrates established demand for enterprise cloud observability and security tooling within the FCA. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need strong capability in infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and security logging, with the operational maturity to support a substantial cloud estate. Relevant experience should include implementing or administering Datadog, integrating monitoring and logging across cloud services, and helping an organisation use alerts, performance data and security records to manage risk. The route to market is also significant: access to an appropriate framework and the ability to deliver through a framework call-off would be important. The procurement’s suitability assessment indicates that the buyer was seeking an established, enterprise-scale supplier rather than a small or voluntary-sector provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Datadog

Notice Description

Datadog Annual Contract Renewal. This is to provide the Cloud IPG with enterprise strength infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and security logging capability to manage and secure our cloud estate.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bddc570f-b300-4eb6-a9e0-4b936e7c9ef6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7df16cfd-838e-4f4d-b19e-0588e35884c9
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Financial Conduct Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Softcat Plc

Further Information

Notice Documents

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